Rum from Malaga and Granada Route in Andalucia.
Andalucia Wine Routes & Itineraries.

Rum from Malaga and Granada

The provinces of Malaga and Granada are the only places in Europe where sugar cane is grown. The Costa del Sol of Malaga was the origin of famous West Indian rum, for we must not overlook the fact that sugar cane is not a native of the New World. Planting of sugar cane and distillation and rum production techinques were introduced by Spaniards, in a return journey, for with the arrival of Fidel Castro to power Cuba, some firms decided to move to Andalusia.

Rum can be found therefore in Motril, province of Granada and in Malaga, where most of the distilleries are. There are a few small "bodegas" in the province of Cádiz and Cordova.