CHIEF RUM MASTER at RONES SUPERIORES
Frank C. Stipes Esq., together with José González Charneco are the owners and founders of RONES SUPERIORES DE PUERTO RICO & CO., producers of the oldest rum brand from the west coast of the island, originally established in 1909; one of the few, if not the only one, dating back to pre-prohibition times.
Stipes became engaged in the world of rums, his life long passion in 2005, after a carrier in banking, finance and law for his prior 25 years of work.
His family history is deeply related to that of the island’s sugar and rum making since the late 19th and early 20th centuries, respectively.
Stipes is CHIEF RUM MASTER (CRM), at RONES SUPERIORES, with a profound wisdom and perspective in the art of fine rum making and its history. He embodies the vision, passion and pioneering experience seldom encountered at this level of understanding, depth and delivery. Insightful and often called a “purist” by those who know him in todays prolific world of rums.