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Closed
23 Jan 2023
Bottle Details
Sancti Spiritus 1998 Whisky Agency 18 Year Old / LMDW
Also known at times as Sancti Spiritus on account of the province within which it is located, the Paraiso distillery in Cuba mostly produces bulk neutral spirit for export. As it is not part of the state controlled Cubaron SA, its rum production is actually very minimal, accounting for only a fraction of its output. This is not used in the production of Cuban brands, so is mostly found bottled by independent European labels like this.
This 1998 vintage was bottled by The Secret Treasures in 2003 from three casks.
One of 1050 bottles.
Distillery
Distillery status
Operational
Vintage
1996
Production Type
Modern Rum
Still
Multi-column still
Region
Cuba
Brand
Bottle count
1,050
Base
Molasses
Distillery
Paraíso
A distillery in Cuba that is also often referred to as Sancti Spiritus after the nearby town. It is owned by the Cuban Government via its Tecnoazucar company after the original owners, New Tuinucu Sugar Company, were nationalised in 1960.
Founded
1944
Production type
Modern Rum
Brand
The Secret Treasures
A brand of independently bottled rums, originally devised by the Swiss distillers, S. Fassbind in 2000. Its early output featured several notable single distillery releases before the brand was then sold to Haromex Development in Germany in 2005. It now focusses mainly on blends.
Founded
2000
Production type
Various
Company
S. Fassbind
A historic Swiss distillery company, founded in 1846 by Gottfried I. Fassbind who opened what is now the oldest distillery in Switzerland. While its production is primarily brandy, schnapps and liqueurs, the company briefly dabbled with independently bottled rums via its The Secret Treasures brand.
Founded
1846
Company type
Independent Bottler
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