How pleasant it is to enjoy the taste of noble wines while reading a novel on a terrace somewhere in Provence. But few people know that it is also nice to enjoy one of the best rums in the world, wrapped in a traditional wool blanket after taking a hot bath in the local thermal springs. For a long time, Botran Premium Rum was considered the best in the world. Only at the end of the 20th century, it gave way to another drink produced by the same company: Zacapa Rum. Today, it still holds its position in this rating. All the complex technologies of its production and storage can be found in the Casa Botran Museum. There you can enjoy its unusual taste, which is marked even by experts.

The history of the famous drink begins in 1939 when five brothers of the Spanish Botran family decided to open their own company for the manufacture of rum in the Guatemalan city of Quetzaltenango. The company's name was Industria Licorera Quetzalteca, but it was later renamed to the more sonorous Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala. From the very first day of the founding, the brothers were so passionate about the process that they constantly improved all stages of its production until they reached the highest quality in the country.

A distinctive feature of Botran Rum is the complete absence of artificial additives and flavors: only natural ingredients are used for its production. The whole process begins with plantations using organic farming technologies. Sugarcane is harvested by hand, keeping the juiciest part of it. During machine harvested, the lower part of the reed usually remains intact. For the production of rum, pure sugar cane juice is used rather than molasses as in many other drinks. For the fermentation stage, the company also has its secrets. They use pineapple-grown yeast. This makes the drink sweeter. Then the rum is aged in three types of very old barrels, which are re-fired each time before a new portion of the drink. The first barrel of whiskey, the second of sherry, and the third of port. The entire aging process takes from 18 to 20 years.