Uruapan Charanda Cana Criolla Blanco Single Agricola Rum
Uruapan Charanda Cana Criolla Blanco Single Agricola Rum is the heritage-cane edition of Uruapan's single-variety Charanda series — pressed from Cana Criolla sugarcane, fermented, and double-distilled on a copper pot still at Casa Tarasco, then rested in steel and bottled unaged at 46% ABV (92 proof) in a 750mL bottle. Like all Charanda, it can only be made in Michoacán's protected highlands. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 92 proof (46% ABV)
- Size: 750mL
- Spirit: Charanda — Denominación de Origen, Michoacán, Mexico
- Cane: 100% single-variety cane juice (Cana Criolla)
- Distillery: Casa Tarasco, Uruapan — Pacheco family, est. 1907
Cana Criolla: Heritage Cane in a Bottle
Criolla — "creole" — cane varieties are the old, pre-industrial sugarcanes, and Uruapan's Criolla edition is the most traditional-leaning pour of the trilogy: the same 100%-cane-juice, copper-pot, steel-rested process as its siblings, carrying the red volcanic soil of Michoacán straight into the glass. Expect brine, grass, pepper, and a cachaça-like green edge with a savory depth that rewards slow sipping. Explore the Uruapan collection, browse more rum, and shop the full cocktail shelf at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Fresh sugarcane, lime, and minerals with a papaya-tropical lift on the nose; the palate layers cane juice, cactus, white pepper, and saline minerality over a savory, almost mezcal-adjacent funk, finishing dry and clean with an earthy, peppery linger.
How to Enjoy
Sip it neat alongside its Mexicana and Cristalina siblings for the full single-variety flight, or mix it where you want an agricole with attitude — a daiquiri, a caipirinha-style build, or a highball with soda and lime.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Criolla cane special?
Criolla ("creole") canes are heritage, pre-industrial sugarcane varieties — the old genetics of the cane world — prized for aromatic intensity over yield.
How is this different from Uruapan's regular Blanco?
The classic blue-bottle Blanco is a "single blended" rum — 50% cane-juice pot-still spirit plus 50% molasses column spirit. The Single Agricola editions are 100% cane juice, no molasses at all.
Does Charanda taste like rum?
It tastes like its own thing: grassier, more mineral, and more savory than molasses-based white rums — closer to rhum agricole or cachaça than to a neutral mixing rum.
Pick up Uruapan Charanda Cana Criolla Blanco at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA — heritage cane, distilled the Michoacán way.