Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here: https://www.rumcast.com/reserve
You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RAJkBUrXzBY
In this episode, we discussed something that we've somehow never dedicated a show to (but with a twist, of course): assembling a rum bar that would offer a beginner a complete view of the rum world.
The twist, however, is that we have to do it in as few bottles as possible.
Needless to say, it's a tough exercise! We debated how to define a beginner, catering to different spirits-experience levels, how to possibly represent a category as diverse as rum with just a handful or two of bottles, and a whole lot more.
This is as much as episode for enthusiasts who often recommend rums to beginners as it is for folks who might consider themselves beginners. Have a listen, and let us know what you think!
Cheers!
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Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here: https://www.rumcast.com/reserve
You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RAJkBUrXzBY
In this episode, we discussed something that we've somehow never dedicated a show to (but with a twist, of course): assembling a rum bar that would offer a beginner a complete view of the rum world.
The twist, however, is that we have to do it in as few bottles as possible.
Needless to say, it's a tough exercise! We debated how to define a beginner, catering to different spirits-experience levels, how to possibly represent a category as diverse as rum with just a handful or two of bottles, and a whole lot more.
This is as much as episode for enthusiasts who often recommend rums to beginners as it is for folks who might consider themselves beginners. Have a listen, and let us know what you think!
Cheers!
128: Uruapan Charanda: 100+ Years of Making Mexico's Other "Rum" with Miriam Pacheco
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1 hour 35 minutes 12 seconds
8 months ago
128: Uruapan Charanda: 100+ Years of Making Mexico's Other "Rum" with Miriam Pacheco
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You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5zegq3Mv0NY
In this episode, after a quick discussion of potential bottles for our Rumcast Single Cask Project, we dive into all things charanda with Miriam Pacheco, the general manager of Uruapan Charanda.
If you're familiar with the aguardientes de caña from the Mexican state of Oaxaca, think of charanda like their cousin from the state of Michoacán — a similar Mexican cane spirit that is often made from fresh sugarcane juice, but can also be made from molasses or piloncillo. Once among the hundreds of charanda producers in the state, Uruapan is now one of only two or three remaining. Miriam talked us through the distillery's 100+ year history, including:
What separates charanda from other Mexican cane spirits
Why they put "rum" in quotation marks on their label
Why the number of charanda producers has dwindled over the years
The range of distillates they produce from their collection of pot and column stills
Their newer line of single cane varietal rums
What you might find aging in their warehouse of 400+ casks
And much more!
As we've said before, there's no shortage of interesting cane spirits coming out of Mexico these days. Uruapan is definitely one of them.
Check out these links to learn more:
Uruapan Charanda website: https://charandaartesanal.com/
Imbibe article on charanda: https://imbibemagazine.com/charanda/
The Rumcast Guide to Mexican Rum: https://www.rumcast.com/episodes/mexican-rum-guide
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Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here: https://www.rumcast.com/reserve
You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RAJkBUrXzBY
In this episode, we discussed something that we've somehow never dedicated a show to (but with a twist, of course): assembling a rum bar that would offer a beginner a complete view of the rum world.
The twist, however, is that we have to do it in as few bottles as possible.
Needless to say, it's a tough exercise! We debated how to define a beginner, catering to different spirits-experience levels, how to possibly represent a category as diverse as rum with just a handful or two of bottles, and a whole lot more.
This is as much as episode for enthusiasts who often recommend rums to beginners as it is for folks who might consider themselves beginners. Have a listen, and let us know what you think!
Cheers!
