About Don Q

In 1820, Don Juan Sebastian Serrallés emigrated from Spain and arrived in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. After living frugally and saving carefully for many years, Serrallés began a small family in the city. Four decades later, his son founded Hacienda Teresa — a sugar plantation — just outside the city borders. Situated in southern part of Puerto Rico, Hacienda Teresa enjoys generous amounts of sunlight and large flatlands, making it ideal for the cultivation of fresh, juicy sugarcane. In 1865, the Serrallés family began distilling the excess sugar cane harvested from Hacienda Teresa into rum. Today, Felix J. Serrallés, Jr. — a third generation master distiller — continues to shepherd his family legacy forward.