An agricole-style rum from the cloud forest of Oaxaca. The Krassel family has grown sugarcane and distilled aguardiente in Santa Maria Tlalixtac for three generations. Their organic cane grows at elevations from 900 to nearly 4,000 feet, and is harvested, pressed and pumped to their palenque, where wild ambient yeasts ferment it in stainless steel tanks. They use a modified still that their grandfather designed in the 1930s, fired with diesel so as not to add to local deforestation.
This is the family's first unaged bottling under the Alambique Serrano label. The name refers to the Cartier method of measuring alcohol, where 30 degrees corresponds to about 70% ABV, the strength local drinkers preferred. It is oddly drinkable for such a potent ABV, with grassy notes and cane sugar sweetness.
How to Use: Try it in place of Wray & Nephew or Rum Fire in a favorite tiki cocktail for a funky agricole-style twist.
ABV: 69%
