Destilería Unidas S.A Distillery
Distillery
Founded in 1959
The current distillery located near Barquisimeto, Venezuela dates from 1959 and was built by a company called Licorerías Unidas S.A. (LUSA), which was created by Seagram's International Ltd and local Rum producers.
Seagram's was the major shareholder with 51% of the shares and the key international brands. LUSA started operating at the end of the year 1959.
Before that, there was a small distillery producing local Spirits since 1945 but nothing compared to the distillery that was built after, in terms of size and distillation systems.
LUSA ran from 1959 to 2002, then it became Destilerías Unidas S.A. (DUSA). The name of the company changed when the distillery (and 5 brands, among which is Diplomático) was purchased by its current owners the Ballesteros, Díaz, Curbelo and Arispe families.
DUSA means "United Distillers," a name that reflects the company's core know-how. The distillery continues to produce Rum for both the home market and export, along with Vodka, Gin, Brandy and Liqueurs amongst other things.
The facility is exceptional well kitted out with a multi-column, continuous distillation system, batch kettle and pot stills for the Rum alone. Along with large pot stills for making Whiskey, and a pot still for making Gin.
Aging warehouses are located nearby. The facility also has its own bottling line.
Seagram's was the major shareholder with 51% of the shares and the key international brands. LUSA started operating at the end of the year 1959.
Before that, there was a small distillery producing local Spirits since 1945 but nothing compared to the distillery that was built after, in terms of size and distillation systems.
LUSA ran from 1959 to 2002, then it became Destilerías Unidas S.A. (DUSA). The name of the company changed when the distillery (and 5 brands, among which is Diplomático) was purchased by its current owners the Ballesteros, Díaz, Curbelo and Arispe families.
DUSA means "United Distillers," a name that reflects the company's core know-how. The distillery continues to produce Rum for both the home market and export, along with Vodka, Gin, Brandy and Liqueurs amongst other things.
The facility is exceptional well kitted out with a multi-column, continuous distillation system, batch kettle and pot stills for the Rum alone. Along with large pot stills for making Whiskey, and a pot still for making Gin.
Aging warehouses are located nearby. The facility also has its own bottling line.
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The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in Destilería Unidas S.A Rum. It's based on all Destilería Unidas S.A drinks in our large database and gives you a chance to taste Destilería Unidas S.A before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
Distillery Details
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CountryVenezuela
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Established1959
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OwnerDestilería Unidas S.A.
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Visitor CenterYes
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AddressDestilería Unidas S.A, Highway Barquisimeto-Acarigua, Km 44, Industrial Plant. Sector La Miel. Lara. CP 3015, Venezuela
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Phone+58 251 7105100
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Website
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