Cubanacán is a Taíno word meaning “a place at the center.” It’s an apt name for an island that sits in the middle of the Caribbean and, for the duration of this issue, at the center of our imaginations.
We went to Cuba to find the story of rum but quickly found ourselves asking a bigger question: How does a place besieged by difficulty still radiate so much style, flavor, and joy?
One answer lies in the stubborn audacity of its people. Nowhere is this more evident than in our cover story, “Crazy Dreams.” When Enrique Núñez opened La Guarida in a crumbling mansion in Centro Habana, he didn’t just battle for customers; he battled for supplies.
Cubanacán 源于泰诺语，意为「中心之地」。对于这座位于加勒比海正中央的岛屿来说，这个名字可谓恰如其分。而在本期杂志，它也成为了我们想象的中心。
我们前往古巴探寻关于朗姆酒的故事，却不禁追问一个更宏大的问题：一个被重重困难围困的地方，为何仍能绽放出如此夺目的风格、韵味与喜悦？
其中一个答案，藏在古巴人坚韧不拔的勇气之中。这一点，在我们的封面故事《狂野之梦》中体现得最为鲜明。当 Enrique Núñez 在哈瓦那市中心一座摇摇欲坠的老宅创立 La Guarida 餐厅时，他要争取的不仅是客源，更要与食材匮乏周旋。
