Ron Zacapa Rum
Zacapa Rum was created in 1976 to commemorate the 100th anniversary celebration of the foundation of the city of Zacapa, which lies about 112km from Guatemala City. The name Zacapa derives from Nahuatl (Aztec) language, and it means “on the river of grass. The first bottles were completely covered by Petate weaving made by women from nearby El Progreso. Since 1999, Zacapa has honored and supported those in its community displaced by conflict and drought by employing nearly 700 weavers to craft the Petate adornments found on every bottle of Zacapa rum. At the helm of Zacapa’s distilling is Lorena Vásquez, one of the few female master blenders in the world of spirits, and who was named one of PEOPLE en Español’s 25 Most Influential Women 2015.
