Alambique Serrano Vida Nativa Single Cask #7 Arbol De Pipe

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 feet above sea level. It was then fermented in pine tanks with wild yeasts and distilled on the Krassel still. It then aged for 35 months in new French oak and was finished for 14 months in a Hungarian Oak ex-red wine cask. It was then bottled with no water, sugar, or coloring added.

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Distillery: Krassel Brothers

Bottler: Alambique Serrano

Region: Mexico

Still: Krassel

ABV: 49.6%

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Nose: Floral, Currants, Raspberry, Star Anise, Mint, Apricot

Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, Raspberry Star Anise, Mint, Apricot, Licorice, Cucumber

Finish: Long length finish, Currants, Raspberry, Star Anise, Mint, Menthol, Apricot, Licorice

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Rating: 8/10

This is a wonderfully tart and acidic rum. Its floral too with not much of that classic spice you get from an aged Alambique. Theres a perfumy essence to it and a bit of that menthol, star anise, cucumber weirdness going on. It’s effervescent with some of its notes but really heavy on these fruity kind of cough syrup notes. It’s so strange and transformative.

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1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect