by Will Hoekenga and John Gulla
<p>Explore the world of rum by hearing from the people who are shaping it.</p>
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April 14, 2025
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j3DyrseUg08 If you keep up with rum releases it's been pretty hard to ignore the arrival of Alambique Serrano's Vida Nativa series — 5 limited release bottles from the Oaxacan cane juice rum producer that feature a wide range of interesting cask types, different stills, and distinct flavor profiles (watermelon cucumber water?). In this episode, we tasted through 4 out of the 5 bottles, plus the new 3-year blend that's designed to be their first always available release. Along the way we debated our favorites, discussed a possible early favorite rum of the year, revealed John's secret connection to a beloved pop music icon, and much more. We cover the specs of each release during the show, but if you'd like to follow along, the Alambique Serrano website has all the details here: https://www.alambiqueserrano.com/vida-nativa1 Have a listen and let us know what you think of these rums if you've been able to taste them!
March 30, 2025
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vIGY1T80zIw In this episode, we invited Grander founder Dan DeHart on the show to break down the making of an atypical new unaged rum called Cane Harvest. Unlike the vast majority of rums that come out of Panama, this rum is made of 100% heavy column rum that typically only serves as a blending component with lighter-bodied rums. It's a fascinating glimpse at a type of rum we don't often get to experience on its own. You can watch the video version of this episode here. We talked to Dan about: How an idea to recreate the defunct Caña Brava rum led to this much different rum The source of the rum (hint: it's not from Las Cabras, the distillery where Grander has sourced all of its other rums to date) What makes this heavy style of column still rum different Whether we'll see an aged version of this rum How Grander has evolved over the last 5 years Most successful and most unsuccessful secondary maturations And much more!
March 16, 2025
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. 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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