The bare essentials for Cuba travel from the U.S. include your passport ... there have been cases of TSA officials not letting duty-free rum from the airport through customs.

That said, the minister noted that he would like to see Russians continue to travel to Cuba to sample rum of various vintages. "Historically we are one of the main producers of light-bodied rum ...

On Friday, Cuba's Havana Club Rum announced a seasonal collaboration with Jonathan Raksha, a Toronto-based goldsmith known for celebrity clientele like Rihanna, Post Malone, A$AP Rocky and J Balvin.

Bacardi, which had made rum in Cuba under its own name and that of Havana Club, left the island in 1960 after Fidel Castro came to power. Bacardi makes rum in Puerto Rico and markets it in the ...