Alambique Serrano Blend #11 - Besadiablos

59.6% ABV

This rum was made by Rommel, Axel, & William Krassel, 3rd generation distillers in Santa Maria Tlalixtac in the mountainous Cañada region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Their grandfather Max emigrated from Germany in 1930 and landed in Oaxaca where he learned about the distillation of Aguardiente (rum). He eventually designed his own custom continuous still that they use to this day. They produce an unaged column distilled rum called Cañada as well as their aged rums under the Alambique Serrano label. 

The family harvests organic sugarcane from the high elevation hillsides above the distillery. The cane is immediately transported to their trapiche for milling the same day. The fresh pressed juice is gravity fed to their distillery via a series of hoses that stretch up to 2 km to reach their facility. The fresh cane juice is filtered and spontaneously fermented with native, ambient yeasts for 6-10 days in stainless steel and pine tanks. This bottling is a mix of pot and column distilled rums aged in a variety of cask types, as well as a splash of some unaged high-ester pot distilled rum.

Notes From Alambique Serrano:
Besadiablos has arrived. Our sequel to Matadiablos, this meticulously crafted blend is a funky, cask-forward rum featuring Pot Still and Krassel Still Rum aged in ex-Bourbon barrels, New French Oak, New Hungarian Oak and ex-red Wine Casks, with a splash of High Ester Pot Still Rum (“Altos Esteres”) added to the mix.

Notes of grilled pineapple, sweet smoke, leather, toffee, nutmeg, walnuts and pine leaves.