Following his dream of devising the best rum in the world, in 1929, a young Julián Barceló from Spain arrived in Santo Domingo and founded Barceló & Co. Soon he began producing one of his first rums and selling it throughout the country. In 1950, Ron Barceló launched the white and gold rums, Barceló Blanco and Dorado, which were an…
Originally published in Taste December 2009 DAPHNE CARUANA GALIZIA visits the island of Pantelleria for the September harvest of zibbibio grapes and the first steps in the production of Donnafugata’s celebrated passito di Pantelleria – Ben Ryé and Kabir It’s 40C and the September scirocco which is fouling tempers back home is doing its worst in Pantelleria, which looks on…
