The Bahamas has a few notable industrial firms: the Freeport pharmaceutical firm, PFC Bahamas ( formerly Syntex ), which recently streamlined its production and was purchased by the Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche ; the BORCO oil facility, also in Freeport, which transships oil in the region ; the Commonwealth Brewery in Nassau, which produces Heineken, Guinness, and Kalik beers ; and Bacardi Corp., which distills rum in Nassau for shipment to the U. S. and European markets.

Founded on 4 February 1862, and family-owned for the past seven generations, Bacardi now employs nearly 6, 000 people, manufactures its brands at 27 facilities in 16 markets on four continents, with sales in more than 150 countries.

This yeast gives Bacardi rum its unique flavor profile.

Bacardi in the UK, despite having no business ties ( in terms of production ) to Cuba today, has decided to re-emphasize its Cuban heritage in recent years.

Bacardi has faced criticism and legal problems for supposedly attempting to falsely convince consumers they were purchasing rum made in Cuba rather than just marking its heritage.

The Bacardi legacy lives on in Santiago and Havana through its grand buildings and its historic significance.

Bacardi is also the only brand to feature the Mexican free-tailed bat as its icon or logo.

In 1954, Compañía ‘ Ron Bacardi ’ S. A. paid him homage when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature of his novel The Old Man and the Sea ( 1952 ), in which he honored the Company by mentioning its Hatuey beer.

The Bacardi Distillery also offers tours of its facilities to visitors that want to see and learn about the rum manufacturing industry in the island and the Caribbean.

Bacardi intends that that manufacturing will remain in New Zealand, run by the same team to retain its distinctive Kiwi spirit.

The Mexican free-tailed bat is the official state bat of both Oklahoma and Texas, and its image is the icon for the Bacardi rum brand.

Their pollination of sugar cane as well as their consumption of insects that damage sugar cane are the reasons why Bacardi rum features the Mexican free-tailed bat as its icon.

In its fight against these types of alcohol abuse, the Council is funded by " America's leading distillers " of alcoholic liquor, including Bacardi, Inc. and several other liquor manufacturers.

Due to its high proof, Bacardi 151 is typically used in very sweet drinks, such as a Hurricane, where a stronger flavored rum helps to counterbalance the sweetness of the drink.

Drinks now made in the former Bacardi distillery are sold in Cuba under the name Caney.

The Bacardi Building in Old Havana is regarded as one of the finest art deco buildings in Latin America.

Bacardi had employees in seven buildings across Miami-Dade County at the time.

The Bacardi buildings are exactly the sort that resonate with our consciousness of what Miami is about ".

In 2007 Chad Oppenheim, the head of Oppenheim Architecture + Design, described the Bacardi buildings as " elegant, with a Modernist combined with a local flavour.

Bacardi had architects Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Felix Candela design office buildings and a bottling plant for them in Mexico City during the 1950s.

In 1912 Emilio Bacardi travelled to Egypt where he purchased a mummy for the future Emilio Bacardí Moreau Municipal Museum in Santiago de Cuba ,( mummy still on display ).

Ospina describes how the Bacardi family and Company left Cuba after the Castro regime confiscated the Company ’ s Cuban assets on 15 October 1960 ; in particular, in nationalizing and banning all private property on the island as well as all bank accounts.

Embittered Bacardi helmsman José Pepín Bosch bought a surplus B-26 bomber with the hopes of bombing Cuban oil refineries ( the bold plan was foiled when a picture of the bomber appeared on the front page of The New York Times ).

In 1999 Otto Reich, a lobbyist in Washington on behalf of Bacardi, drafted section 211 of the 1999 Omnibus appropriations act, a bill that became known as the Bacardi Act.

Bacardi created Havana Club rum based on the original recipe from the Arechebala ’ s, and the product is crafted in Puerto Rico and currently sold in Florida.

Sergio Danguillecourt, a member of the board of directors of Bacardi Ltd and a great-great-grandson of the rum company's founder Don Facund Bacardí i Massó, and his wife Jacqueline Kriz Danguillecourt were on board.

The Bacardi building in Midtown Miami on Biscayne Boulevard served as the USA headquarters of Bacardi.

Fausto Rodriguez, a young messenger, later recalled that Captain Russell came in and ordered Bacardi ( Gold ) rum and Coca-Cola on ice with a wedge of lime.

Bacardi had offered to give the township $ 5, 000 for recreation projects in exchange for a sign placed on U. S. Route 40 commemorating the new name.

However, on 27 September 2006 the firm said it had received a takeover offer from Bacardi Ltd at 77 cents per share, valuing the company at NZ $ 138 million.

Bacardi at the Park is open from 11 AM on days when the Sox have home games.

In Billy Connolly's " Casual Vomit " Sketch, found on The Best Comedy Album Ever, he suggests Bacardi and Tizer as the ingredients for an unpleasant drink

While on the Bacardi Express tour in Australia, Findlay said it will be called Black Light and " is going to be the darker side of Groove Armada, which is finally coming out after 12 years.

However, Bacardi 151 has multiple warnings on the label of the bottle stating that it should not be ignited or exposed to an open flame.

In 2003, Star Industries sued Bacardi and Anheuser-Busch over the use of a circular " O " on Bacardi's " Bacardi O " alcopop.

* Bacardi Building ( Enrique Gutierrez, 1963 )-2100 Biscayne Boulevard

The Bacardi Building, built in 1963 in Edgewater, Miami, Florida | Edgewater is an example of MiMo architecture

For example, a regular 275ml bottle of WKD contains 1. 4 units, whereas Bacardi Breezer and Smirnoff Ice both contain 1. 5 units of alcohol.

In Europe and Canada, alcopops tend to be pre-mixed spirits, including vodka ( e. g. Smirnoff Ice ) or rum ( e. g. Bacardi Breezer ).

There are, however, stronger ones that are simply pre-mixed spirits ( e. g. Bacardi Rum Island Iced Tea ), often containing about 12. 5 % alcohol by volume, that can be sold only where hard liquor is available.

Wine coolers gained popularity in the U. S. market in the 1980s when Bartles and Jaymes began advertising their brand of wine coolers, which were followed by other brands, including when Bacardi introduced the Breezer.

Bombay Sapphire is a brand of gin distributed by Bacardi that was launched in 1987.

Production and bottling of the drink is contracted out by Bacardi to G & J Greenall.

Bacardi Limited ( ; ; ) is the largest privately-held, family-owned spirits company in the world.

Its brand portfolio comprises more than 200 brands and labels, including the eponymous Bacardi rum.

Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited.