Alambique Serrano Cask #3 Aficionados #1

Review #1165 Rum #480

Here we have a bottling of cane juice rum from Mexico. Alambique Serrano is a brand that was started by the same folks behind the Cinco Sentidos mezcal brand. This rum is distilled by third generation distillers with a history that goes back to the 1930s.  This particular bottling comes from the Java Varietal cane that is crushed, the juice is fermented for 10 days in pine tanks with ambient yeast. It was then distilled by Rommel Krassel on a 300 liter copper alambique still twice. It was put into a heavily toasted virgin French Oak cask and aged for 14 months. After 14 months, 112 liters was pulled for bottling with the rest left to age a bit longer. This was bottled with no additives and bottled at cask strength.

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Distillery: Canada/Krassel

Bottler: Alambique Serrano

Region: Mexico

Still: Pot

Cask: New French Oak 14 Months

ABV: 69.6%

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Nose: Cloves, Cinnamon, Touch of leather, black pepper, sandalwood

Palate:  Thick oily mouthfeel, Cloves, Cinnmon, Black Pepper, Sandalwood, Orange Peel, umami

Finish:  Long Finish, Black Pepper, Black Tea, Orange Peel, Sandalwood, a touch of earthiness

Rating: 7/10

Very much leans on the baking spices, oak, and a touch of fruit here and there. But overall, it’s a great integration of cane juice and cask. I’ve said this about a lot of these so far but it is really impressive how balanced these are. The oak does not dominate the distillate and the distillate does a good job of standing on its own.