Here are simple and honest words about the DNA of the modest house OFFRIAN RUM (OR). Initially, we’re 2 natives childhood-friends from Loire-Atlantique (French Loire Valley). 10 years ago we gathered a dozen of family-owned wine-estates of the Loire Valley and we left – "Muscadet in the suitcase" (typical local very dry white wine for oysters) – to the four corners of the globe to promote our Loire culture to those who wanted to hear it… While one was travelling betwwen Asia and the US, the other naturally bonded with Latin America, in particular Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela; where we met Arturo Labarca (Sales Executive, Ocumare Rum) – the real “padre” of OFFRIAN RUM (OR). Arturo was a man of good. He taught us the world of rum and about his dream of creating his own. As we were big fans of the “honey bamboo” ourselves, we rapidly accepted to get on board. He introduced us to Don Pancho (DP), Francisco Jose Fernandez Perez, a famous Cuban rum master, born in 1938 who grew up among the sugar cane fields. He has been recognized as an expert in Cuba since the 70s, emigrated to Panama, and where he restored a distillery with a friend. A short interesting fact: all of our designs are done by hand/pencil by Luis Garcia, an amazingly talented Venezuelan calligrapher, originally a street art specialist. We are small-town natives who became travelers, who became rum-makers. The brand's DNA navigates between travels in the world and travels in the time. Traveling is about meet new people and cultures, around a glass of rum to a smooth jazz tune, we like authenticity, the “good old days” and mafia movies. The values of our company are CONVIVIALITY - QUALITY - CHARACTER. We always try to transmit this in what we do. We do not come from a secular tradition, we do rum with no pretention but great attention, but surely quality rums of conviviality, which offers a good pleasure-price ratio. OFFRIAN means "to offer" in old-English, they are rums to be shared...