Cuban News Agency

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Both beverages keep the traditional way of aging in their making, like all
Cuban rums, which make them among the most look for rums worldwide.

The head of the Cuba Ron S.A export department Jorge Cardoso said that in
the framework of the Havana International Fair they signed several
contracts with distributing companies in Germany, the Netherlands and Chile.

The Cubay brand, as its distinctive trademark, has its origin in 1964 in
Havana, and at the beginning was only to produce liquors.

In order to diversify its choices for its clients, in 2011 Cuban launched
the Cubay Cola and Elixir del Ron Cubay, addressing new tastes and
expectations that will enable the company to seek new international markets.

Cardoso explained that the Cuban rums exports grew in 2011, despite the
world crisis that affected their sales mainly in Europe, one of their
largest markets. Santiago de Cuba and Cubay were the Cuban brands with
better performance during that period.

The new strategy for 2012, he said, will be to boost Arecha, another
famous brand, especially in new markets in Africa and Europe.