Santa Teresa 1796 is not just any hacienda. It is a family-run distillery whose history begins in 1796. Cocoa, sugar cane and coffee grew here. Then, in 1830, a love story laid the foundations for one of the most famous activities in the world in the production of artisanal rum: the meeting between a young German merchant, Gustav Julius Vollmer and Panchita Rivas, an Argentine revolutionary. The descendants of the two young lovers still manage the Hacienda Santa Teresa today, with the same artisanal method, respecting the traditions.

Rum Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa 1796 is a rum symbol of intensity and elegance. The blends are aged for up to 35 years in oak barrels in which the bourbon whiskey is previously aged, and subsequently the Solera artisanal method gives life to a dry and balanced rum. Each olfactory phase will surprise you: the appearance is a dark amber rum, the color is full and the reflections are amber. The aroma is fruity and you will feel the wood notes alive. What about the palate? the taste of Rum Santa Teresa is unique: predominantly hazelnut, followed by cinnamon, leather, vanilla, dark chocolate, delicate and round notes of honey, invigorated by pepper. Great to drink straight, or to make your Negroni Cocktail shine.

How is Santa Teresa Gran Reserva rum made?

Rum Santa Teresa Gran Reserva is a 100% artisanal rum, from the distillation to the closure of the handmade wax cap that makes each bottle a unique piece and never the same as the other. The distillation technique to make this historic and great Rum is called the Solera method, known for the production of Sherry and the best Spanish brandies, and through the various passages in the barrel, it gives a complex and sumptuous taste, ensuring that each bottle has its own inside a part coming from the first barrel used in the distillery, dating back to 1796, which is never completely emptied indeed, every time a bottle is filled, the barrel is filled with a younger rum, ensuring continuity in the quality of the production process. Therefore, each time the bottle is refilled, the cask is topped up with a slightly younger rum. Since 1796.

Where does Santa Teresa Rum come from?

For centuries Santa Teresa Rum has been produced in Venezuela, in the country's oldest hacienda in the heart of the picturesque and fertile valley in El Consejo, about an hour east of Caracas. The hacienda was founded in 1796 and is located 80 km from Caracas. Founded in 1885, it is still family-run, led by the Vollmer family, now in its fifth generation. This is a special place not only because it is produced one of the Rum most famous and loved in the world, but mainly because it has survived wars, plagues and economic depression. The Vollmer family is very clear about its educational and civilizing role in this place, and adds value to its business by updating production technology and engaging in highly socially useful projects in support of the weaker sections of the population, such as the Alcatraz project. These initiatives contribute to the international success of an intense, refined and elegant rum.