Cuba's first master rum makers honed their skills near Santiago de Cuba in the eastern part of the island around 1862. Today, they are scattered throughout the Caribbean nation in local rum distilleries
The knowledge of Cuba's light rum masters was added to UNESCO's list of intangible heritage on November 30, 2022.
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The traditional knowledge held by Cuba's light rum masters was on Wednesday added to UNESCO's list of intangible heritage, a prestigious designation that recognizes a tradition dating back eight generations on the island.
"It is a recognition of the generations of Cuban rum masters and... of the tradition of Cuban rum," rum master Asbel Morales, 54, told AFP.