VINTAGE CERVEZA HATUEY BACARDI STERLING SILVER KEY RING - NEW OLD STOCK

Description

VINTAGE CERVEZA HATUEY BACARDI STERLING SILVER KEY RING
VERY HARD TO FIND!!!
GRAM WEIGHT = 28
RING MARKED "925"
MEASURES 4 1/4" IN LENGTH
THE MEDALLION FEATURING THE IMAGE OF INDIAN CHIEF "HATUEY"
IS 1 1/4" IN DIAMETER
NEW IN BOX - NEEDS POLISHING - HAS TARNISHED
OVER THE YEARS WHILE IN STORAGE
FROM A NORTH MIAMI ESTATE AND FORMER BACARDI EMPLOYEE
HISTORY OBTAINED from the Internet:
The Hatuey was first brewed in 1927 in Santiago de Cuba. It was the country's first premium beer. Bacardi's Enrique Schueg had hired a German brewer to elaborate the drink.
Hatuey was a respected figure within the Baccardi family, Emilo Bacardi had described the Indian chief as "the first martyr to die for Cuba".
Its production grew after the 1948 opening of the Modelo Brewery in Cotorro, Havana.  In 1960, Fidel Castro confiscated the Modelo Brewery and the production of Hatuey. The Bacardi family fled the country and abandoned the production of the Hatuey beer.
In 1996, Bacardi revived the Hatuey beer, mainly thanks to the brewmaster Eduardo McCormick who had worked at the Modelo Brewery and had written down everything about the brewery and the recipe after fleeing Cuba in the 1960s.
In 1998, Bacardi announced it was turning Hatuey into a specialty beer instead of a Cuban product.
In 2011, Bacardi announced the relaunch of the brand as a microbrew.  In 2012, the Bacardi family hired a brewmaster to recreate the Hatuey beer.
After relaunching in South Florida exclusively, the brand was launched in New York in 2014.
The professional dancer Camille Arroyo became the brand ambassador.