VENEZUELA-RUM-ECONOMY

VENEZUELA-RUM-ECONOMY

Virew of the bottle filling line at the factory of Venezuelan Santa Teresa rum, in La Victoria, in the state of Aragua, on September 23, 2014. Venezuelan rum, marginalized by consumers for decades, is gaining ground on imported whiskey –a symbol of status and oil wastefulness but whose price has become unaffordable due to foreign exchange shortages and inflation. AFP PHOTO/FEDERICO PARRA