Ron Cihuatan Indigo 8 Year Old Rum
Ron Cihuatan Indigo 8 Year Old Rum is a 40% ABV (80 proof), 750mL rum aged eight years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels at Licorera Cihuatan in El Salvador's Cihuatan Valley. Licorera Cihuatan, founded in 2004 as part of the Ingenio La Cabana sugar mill, runs the whole process on site — Salvadoran sugarcane to molasses to column distillation to blending under Master Blender Gabriela Ayala. Indigo is the house homage to Tlaloc, Mayan god of rain, named for the indigo flower: vanilla, cappuccino, dark chocolate, lemongrass, hazelnut and dulce de leche in the glass. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Aging: 8 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels
- Distillery: Licorera Cihuatan (est. 2004), Cihuatan Valley, El Salvador
- Base: Salvadoran sugarcane molasses, column distilled
- Award: Double Gold, The Fifty Best 2020
El Salvador's Rum, Named for the Rain God
Cihuatan takes its names and artwork from Mayan heritage — Indigo for Tlaloc and the blue of the anil flower — and its rum from a single valley estate where the cane, the mill and the distillery are one operation. That cane-to-bottle control gives Indigo its coffee-and-chocolate depth. Explore it in our rum collection, and see the older sibling on the Ron Cihuatan page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Vanilla and cappuccino. Palate: Dark chocolate, lemongrass and hazelnut over artisanal dulce de leche. Finish: Smooth and sweetly spiced.
How to Enjoy
Neat or with one large cube — the cappuccino and dulce de leche notes are the point. It also makes a plush rum Old Fashioned.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Ron Cihuatan made? In the Cihuatan Valley of El Salvador, at Licorera Cihuatan — the country's pioneering rum distillery, founded in 2004 alongside the Ingenio La Cabana sugar mill.
How is Indigo aged? Eight years in American oak barrels that previously held bourbon, per the distillery.
What does "Indigo" refer to? The indigo (anil) flower's blue — the bottling is an homage to Tlaloc, the Mayan god of rain.
Eight years of Salvadoran cane and bourbon oak — order Ron Cihuatan Indigo Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.