The Rums of Mexico Cana Cristalina Rum (70cl, 49.4%)

Cana Cristalina is a traditional Mexican rum made from fresh-pressed juice of the Cristalina cane variety. It is produced by Marcos López in Cosautlán de Carvajal, Veracruz, and bottled at 49.4% ABV in a 700ml bottle with nothing added after distillation. The juice is fermented and run over open flame through a five-plate copper and stainless steel still built by his father. Cristalina is a delicate cane, susceptible to plagues, that few farmers around Cosautlán still cultivate. The nose shows clay, umami, truffle oil and cola over a mineral, grassy freshness. The palate brings sea salt and serrano ham with soft cane sweetness, finishing dry and stony with stone fruit skin.