founded 1888 headquarters puerto plata dominican republic key people george arzeno brugal chairman ; franklin b ez brugal ceo products rum liqueur alcopop website www.brugal.com.do www.brugal rum.com brugal is the name and brand of a variety of rums from the dominican republic produced by brugal & co. c. por a. brugal and the other dominican rums barcel and berm dez are collectively known as the three b s. brugal has three distilleries one in puerto plata and two in san pedro de macor s. contents 1 company history 2 operations 3 edrington acquisition 4 brands and varieties 5 references company history edit andr s brugal founder of brugal & co. during the second half of the 19th century andr s brugal montaner a spanish national who had migrated from sitges catalonia spain to santiago de cuba decided to move to the dominican republic and take up permanent residence in puerto plata . while in cuba don andr s acquired expertise in the making of rum and based on that experience he founded brugal & co. in puerto plata the company produces several different kinds of rum . after introducing its dark rum into the market in 1888 . it would mark the beginning of a long family tradition . don andr s unknowingly would become the forebearer of entrepreneurial leadership in dominican society . in 1920 the company s first warehouses were built for the ageing of rum in oak barrels . by 1976 with extraviejo the company developed the premium rum segment in dominican republic . in 1998 brugal & co. launched brugal lim n brugal pasi n and unico . 1 in 2005 the company launched 5 liter steel dispensing barrels for its medium and low tier brands . today the chairman george arzeno brugal and most of the board members are direct descendants of the founder of the company . brugal is taking a lead role to establish that there is only one real rum that which is actually produced from the sugar cane . caribbean rum producers are concerned at the growing quantities of spirits being passed off as rum around the world . efforts have now advanced hand in hand with the european union to establish an official definition and now dominican rum can be classified under the prestigious label of denomination of protected origin d.o.p as are the products of the region of champagne france and tequila from mexico . with brugal being the third largest producer of rum in the world it has a lot to gain who . some popular ways brugal is consumed is over ice mixed with coke which is commonly referred to as a cuba libre mixed with 7 up which is commonly referred to as a santo libre or simply by itself in a glass . some people mix brugal with fresh fruit juices . it is also usually the main ingredient in mama juana which is a drink that is rumored to have qualities as an aphrodisiac . operations edit bottling plant in puerto plata brugal has factories in puerto plata where the rums are produced . the distribution and marketing offices are located in the capital city of santo domingo and there is also a regional office in santiago de los caballeros the dominican republic s second largest city . the company creates several varieties of rum each with a distinctive taste . brugal has international presence in many of the caribbean islands the united states canada and europe where spain and italy are the largest consumers . citation needed edrington acquisition edit on february 6 2008 brugal & co. made public that the edrington group a large scottish distilling company won control of the company by acquiring a majority shareholding . in a press release the brugal family assured that production will continue within the dominican republic and that they will remain as shareholders and have an active role in managing the company and brand . 2 3 figures published indicate that the price paid by edrington for a holding of just over 60 % 4 other sources cite up to 83 % 5 was in excess of 200million . brands and varieties edit old trapiche carta dorada golden low tier ron blanco white low tier ron blanco 151 white high proof for mixing cocktails a ejo golden mid tier extra viejo golden premium xv golden high end premium titanium white high end premium brugal leyenda golden high end premium siglo de oro golden high end porcelain bottled premium blend licor nico rum liqueur lim n alcopop a number of brugal rums have been submitted at international spirit ratings organizations for review . the extra viejo has performed reasonably well particularly given its modest price relative to other higher end rums . wine enthusiast awarded it scores of 90 95 in 2009 while the san francisco world spirits competition gave it a silver medal in that same year . 6 references edit histoire du rhum by alain huetz de lemps 1997 la venta de brugal arreciar la competencia de rones en europa the edrington group acquires majority stake in the brugal company 1 empresa brugal vendi el 83 % de sus acciones por 400 millones de d lares http www.proof66.com rum brugal extra viejo reserva anejo 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