Description
The tour begins by visiting the Havana Club Museum for an interactive experience of the rum-making process.
A recreation of a sugar refinery, an authentic animal-driven cane mill, fermentation and distilling rooms, oak barrels in rum ageing cellars are among the highlights of the Havana Club Museum. At the end of the visit you will taste Havana Club 7 anos aged rum.
Rum is the basic ingredient in all Cuban cocktails. After our visit to the Havana Club museum you will master the art of making an authentic mojito or cuba libre by a local cantinero (bartender)
Now that you know how to make a mojito we will tour the most famous bars of Old Havana: the Bodeguita del Medio and the Floridita. The famous American writer Ernest Hemingway preferred to drink his Mojito in La Bodeguita, his Daiquiri at the Floridita as the handwritten inscription on the wall of Bodequita del Medio states.
We will end the tour savoring a Cuban cocktail in a historic boutique hotel in Old Havana.
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2 teaspoons of sugar |
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Juice of ½ lime |
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2 springs of fresh mint |
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90 ml club soda or sparkling water |
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45 ml of white rum Havana Club |
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ice cubes |
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Recipe steps |
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Cuban Rum Walking Tour Main Attractions
Museum of Rum (Havana Club)
Near San Fransisco Square, the Museum of Rum is housed in an old 18th century mansion where visitors can see the distilling process of the famous Havana Club Rum (fermentation, filtering, aging and blending) including the growing of the sugar cane.
El Floridita
The famous bar where the Daiquiri was born! Ernest Hemingway used to visit often the Cradle of the Daiquiri. His bronze statue stands in the place he used to sit to enjoy his drinks. In 1953 Floridita bar was considered one of the seven most famous bars in the world!
La Bodeguita del Medio
This famous bar and restaurant is credited with perfecting Cuba’s national drink, the mojito, and was once frequented by talented writers such as Alejo Carpentier, Nicolas Guillen and Ernest Hemingway.
Ambos Mundos Hotel
Among its attractions are the Plaza de Armas Restaurant and the Roof Garden, located on the top floor, where there is one of the best views of Old Havana. The room where Ernest Hemingway stayed during the 1930’s is kept as a small museum
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