Premium rum in Lafayette

The Marquis de Lafayette’s ideals of liberty crossed the Atlantic and helped ignite the Venezuelan independence movement — Simón Bolívar counted Lafayette among his intellectual heroes. It is fitting, then, that the Indiana city bearing his name now carries one of Venezuela’s finest exports. Ron Carúpano, Venezuela’s most awarded premium rum, is available at a select specialty retailer in Lafayette, bringing the full additive-free Venezuelan rum lineup to Tippecanoe County and the Purdue University community.

Las ocho expresiones de Ron Carúpano representan cada dimensión de la categoría de ron premium. Los Clásicos y Ultra-Premium: el accesible Legendario, el Reserva Especial, tres veces ganador de medalla de oro, el X.O. de añejamiento prolongado, y el Reserva de añada única 1996. Los Coleccionables Limitados: Reserva Limitada y Reserva Exclusiva. Mezclas Distintivas: el Cristalino añejado en barrica y el Reserva Privada de lotes pequeños.

Each expression is produced at the historic Destilería Carúpano in Venezuela, founded in 1763, the same era that Lafayette himself was reshaping the course of history, and features a strict zero-additive policy with no added sugar, caramel color, or flavor corrections. Three consecutive Gold Medals from independent international competitions in 2024, 2025, and 2026 confirm the quality that makes Ron Carúpano one of the finest rums available in Lafayette and across central Indiana.