Latin America · Peru
Ron Cartavio
Est. 1929 · Cartavio, La Libertad
Distilling
Light Peruvian rums from the northern coastal cane valleys
Owner
Grupo Gloria
Made from
Molasses
Stills
Column stills
Position
7.880°S 79.230°W
Ron Cartavio is made at the Cartavio sugar estate in the Chicama valley, on the northern coast of Peru, in La Libertad region. The sugar mill dates from the 1920s and the estate is owned by Grupo Gloria. Molasses from the mill is distilled in column stills and the rum is aged in oak. It is the best known Peruvian rum and sells chiefly in the domestic market and for export. Founding date and coordinates are approximate.
The marques
- Cartavio Black
- Cartavio Solera 12
- Cartavio XO
- Cartavio Selecto
- Cartavio Superior