Alambique Serrano Vida Nativa Single Cask #7 Arbol De Pipe Review #1531; Rum #830 Here we have my final review of the 2026 Vida Nativa series. This is a single cask of rum made from cane juice. This juice was made from crushing cane of the Java varietal grown in Santa Maria Tlalixtac, Oaxaca 2,500-3,800

Review #1530; Rum #829 This is yet another blend from Alambique Serrano released as part of their Vida Nativa limited edition set. This Mexican rum was made from fresh cut cane of the Java varietal grown in Santa Maria Tlalixtac, Oaxaca 2,500-3,800 feet above sea level. The fresh pressed juice is fermented in pine tanks

Review #1529; Rum #828 This is another rum blend from the folks at Alambique Serrano as part of their yearly limited release. This rum was made from fresh cut cane of the Java varietal that was crushed for juice and then fermented in pine tanks with wild yeasts. It was then distilled by Rommel Krassel

Review #1528; Rum #827 Here we have a single cask from Alambique Serrano as part of the yearly special releases they do, Vid Nativa. This rum was distilled from fresh pressed cane juice. It then fermented in pine tanks with wild yeast and was then distilled on the Krassel still. It was put into a

Review #1527; Rum #826 The Vida Nativa series from Alambique Serrano serves as a limited release of single casks and blends that celebrate unique rums made at the distillery and to celebrate the exotic species found in Oaxaca. This bottling’s label has a Diaethria Anna, also known as Anna’s eighty-eight, due to the color of

Review #1526; Rum #825 This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. This is the 5th single cask from new American Independent bottler Parhelia Spirits. This is a single cask of from the

Review #1525; Rum #824 This is a Cachaca from Novo Fogo. This cane spirits was distilled from fresh pressed cane juice, aged for a period of time in ex-bourbon and zebrawood before being bottled. Distillery: Novo Fogo Bottler: Novo Fogo Region: Brazil Still: Pot ABV: 42% Nose: Cinnamon, Sanadlwood, Vanilla, Brine, Clove, Cardamom, Green Wood

Review #1524; Rum #823 This is a single cask rum bottled by Great Shearwater, a new American independent bottler based out of Louisville, Kentucky. This rum was distilled from molasses on a column still in 2012. It is a heavier Trinidadian marque from Trinidad Distiller’s Limited. The rum aged for 12 years in ex-bourbon before

Review #1523; Rum #822 This single cask of rum comes to us from Renaissance Distillery located in Taiwan. This rum was distilled on a Charentais pot still twice from molasses in 2018 after fermenting for 17 days in 300 liter vats with dunder using the French West Indies strain of yeast. It was put into

Review #1522; Rum #821 This rum comes to us from Saint Lucia Distillers, which is of course located on Saint Lucia. This rum pays homage to the HMS Princessa which was a British Naval vessel that patrolled the Caribbean during the 1700s. This rum is a blend of Coffey column still distillate and aged in