Falernum was born in the 19th century in Barbados, from a blend of rum, local fruit, and spices, to be drunk as a tonic simply diluted with ice or to soften the rums of the past, decidedly more violent than those we are used to today. Subsequently, during his Caribbean "exile" (Prohibition was in force in the States), Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt, better known as Donn The Beachcomber, the creator of the very concept of Tiki, began to use it in his drinks, until it became an ingredient irreplaceable. After Prohibition, Donn returned home making Tiki mixing depopulate and with it the Falernum. Today Edoardo Nono of the famed Bar Rita in Milan has created a Falernum that can reach the market while maintaining its original artisan qualities.