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It is possible thanks to the agreement reached with the distribution company Girabebe S.L., specializing in the representation of the best European brands that serve major clients: El Corte Ingles, Consum, Carrefour, Dinosol, Musgrave (Dialsur), Fornes, Eroski, and and other local retail groups.
This partnership has enabled distilleries village, S.L., a few months ago, be present at the prestigious circuits of the spirits 'classy'. It could not be less. From a humble still in the municipality of the village of San Nicolas, Gran Canaria, He moved to San Andrés y Sauces on the island of La Palma.
Over the years, new generations have continued the family tradition that comes from the end of the 19th century in the sugar cane industry and keep alive the spirit of craftsmanship that bequeathed the first maestro ronero Manuel Quevedo Alemán and have a catalogue of over of 15 references such as white and aged rum, Rum village 8 and the honey rum.
Don Manuel Quevedo German (1872-1968), which he said was a man ahead of his time, cover in 1936 factory of rum village in the municipality of gran Canary Islands of la Aldea de San Nicolás de Tolentino. Born in Arucas, very young emigrated to Cuba going in 1988 to Santo Domingo where in both places he work especially in the world of sugar mills.
After the return from the West Indies, at the beginning of the 20th century, He worked in the shadow of his father and his uncle José Alemán, owner of the sugar factory of swimsuits, later taking the direction of important city guide factory (Gran Canaria) acquired in 1909 by English entrepreneur Mter. Leacock. Then with 37 years, Quevedo, was already a renowned master of the sugar and rum than.
This factory, under the direction of Quevedo, It was at full capacity for four years, but due to the negative effects of the first world war, in 1916 the production was almost non-existent, causing the closure and sale of the factory in 1919 the Portuguese financial Enrique Figueroa Dasilva, who takes main team and with them goods Quevedo to the Portuguese island of Madeira.
This coincided with the end of the second cycle of sugarcane in the Canary Islands, where already in 1920 they had closed the main sugar factories.
Quevedo and his family are going to be there a few 15 years, from 1919 to 1934, and it will be the director of the sugar factory of São Felipe (Funchal), property of the concerned industrial Figueroa Dasilva, where will continue to accumulate experiences in the distillation of grappa.
[quote]Rum village continues with "The direct distillation" of cane juice and the same still to early in 1936: Copper, continuous distillation and wood oven.[/quote]
In 1934, After the economic collapse of Figueroa, Manuel Quevedo has to return to the Canary Islands with his family. At this time, with the experience accumulated above and with the idea of continuing the sugar world and distillation, He began to develop the project of the factory of rum village, which opens its doors in 1936, coinciding with a new cycle of sugarcane in the Canary Islands.
Don Manuel is distinguished from international competition by the incorporation of a not common method in the elaborations of the distillates, the direct distillation of the juice of cane. General rule for the manufacture of aguardiente in the main regions of sugar used and continues to use the residual molasses from sugar to take advantage of the raw material. What don Manuel intended for distillation was the use of "GUARAPO" freshly ground shank and not the residual molasses or juice with that product remained pure sweet cane flavor and aroma.
Rum village factory began to increase production each year that passed and as local farmers looked at the sweet cane an alternative crop to the crisis that was taking place in export agriculture, mainly tomato. So much so that at end of the 40 and principles of the 50 came to produce the amount of 200.000 liters in a single harvest.
Between 1954 and 1956 Rodríguez Quintana occurs to the transfer of the factory to the agricultural society, those who make a profound renovation of the industry with a new building, a new still, tanks and storage tanks, but that if, keeping Quevedo as technical director. This new company will market the product under the brand of rum from the pond.
From this moment a notable decrease of local production of sugar cane is produced by the tomateros competition, considering the need to acquire cane outside the village and even on other islands. Finally the factory had to close on 1960.
Then to the transfer of the factory, in the middle of the 50, is don Carmelo Quevedo who goes to La Palma branded rum village, resulting in a second course in the history and production of this product.
A few years later, in 1969, a son of Carmelo, Jose Manuel Quevedo Hernandez, He moved to La Palma to continue with this family history until today. Today, Jose Manuel with her children, a fourth generation, keep alive the spirit of the first master roneros.
General rule for the manufacture of spirits in the Canary Islands and in other regions of the sugar was used and the residual molasses from sugar still in use by which manufacturers leverage the full raw.
[quote] Distilleries village has a catalogue with more of 15 references such as white and aged rum, Rum village 8 honey and rum.[/quote]
The novelty presented this new factory for distillation was using juice or freshly ground shank and not the residual molasses "sugar" with what the product remained pure sweet cane flavor and aroma.
Today, four generations later and on the island of la Palma, This family, faithful to the tradition of the first master roneros, continues with "The direct distillation" of cane juice and the same still to early in 1936 (Copper, continuous distillation and wood oven) as key to maintaining intact the quality that over time has kept the rum village.
On the occasion of its almost 80 years of experience in the planting of sugar cane and rum distilling and spirits rum village has brought to market its exclusive Premium line: Family, Top, Tradition and pure cane, true reminiscent of ancestral flavors, carefully crafted to satisfy the most demanding palates.
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