The Dominican Republic has long been one
of the centers of Caribbean rum making, and now it will soon have a festival
worthy of that heritage. The “Dominican
Rum Festival” is coming to Puerto Plata, which will play host to a festival
aimed at exclusively promoting the products of Dominican rum houses.
The inaugural 2018 edition will be held
from July 5-7. The event will take
place in the Urban Park of Puntilla del Malecon in Puerto Plata, according to
Roberto Casoni and Jakaira Cid, president and executive director of the Tourism
Cluster of Puerto Plata, respectively. The
aim is to help demonstrate the “cultural identity of each of the participating
brands,” according to Casoni.
The aim is to hold the Dominican Rum
Festival annually. “The Dominican Rum
Festival will be an exhibition of rums framed in a magical environment where
our producers will exhibit the best products of the national industry to lovers
and professionals of rum from around the world.” Attendees will be able to enjoy different
activities like concerts, seminars, talks, workshops, tours, tastings,
cocktails and tasting contests. “We will
also have international guests from different parts of the world, interested in
the presentation of new products for commercialization”.
