Uruapan Charanda Single Agricola Blanco Rum
Uruapan Charanda Single Agricola Blanco Rum is a 93-proof (46.5% ABV) unaged Mexican cane spirit — 100% fresh-pressed sugarcane juice, no molasses, from the Pacheco family's Casa Tarasco in Uruapan, Michoacán. Charanda is a protected denomination of origin like cognac or tequila: it can only be made in the Michoacán highlands, and the Single Agricola line is the cane-juice-only expression, open-air fermented, twice distilled in 1,000-liter wood-fired copper pot stills, and bottled unaged. In a 750mL bottle. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 93 proof (46.5% ABV)
- Cane: 100% fresh sugarcane juice (no molasses) — Saccharum officinarum, 4,180 ft red volcanic soil
- Production: water-powered mill pressing; open-air fermentation 10+ days; double pot distillation
- Aging: unaged, rested in steel
- Maker: Pacheco family, Casa Tarasco, Uruapan, Michoacán — distilling since 1907
Mexico's Answer to Rhum Agricole
If Martinique's rhum agricole and Brazilian cachaça have a Mexican cousin, it's charanda — and the Single Agricola is the purest expression of it. Unlike Uruapan's blue-bottle Blanco (a 50/50 cane-juice-and-molasses blend), this bottle is 100% freshly pressed cane juice, which is why it drinks grassy, mineral, and green: papaya, banana, freshly cut grass, lime, and white pepper over a mineral backbone. Explore the Uruapan collection and the rum aisle for the molasses-based half of the family.
Tasting Notes
Per retailer copy: earthy and mineralic, with flavors of papaya, banana, and freshly cut grass. Expect cane-forward freshness, lime, and white pepper on the palate, and a dry, clean, lightly peppery finish with an earthy mineral edge — a vegetal, umami-rich cane spirit, not a neutral white rum.
How to Enjoy
Pour it into a Ti' Punch or a daiquiri where the 93 proof and cane character cut through, or sip neat in a copita to feel the full mineral funk. It also gives a Mexican mojito or a tiki drink a voice it has never had.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is charanda?
Charanda is Mexico's protected-origin cane spirit (denomination of origin), made only in the highlands of Michoacán around Uruapan. The name comes from the Cerro de la Charanda — "red-colored soil" in Purépecha.
What does "Single Agricola" mean?
It means 100% fresh sugarcane juice with no molasses — the agricole-style, cane-juice-only expression, versus Uruapan's blended cane-juice-and-molasses bottles.
What is the ABV of Uruapan Single Agricola Blanco?
46.5% ABV (93 proof) per retailer listings for this SKU.
Michoacán in a bottle — order Uruapan Charanda Single Agricola Blanco Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.