Uruapan Charanda Single Estate Blended Blanco Rum
Uruapan Charanda Single Estate Blended Blanco Rum is a 92-proof (46% ABV) unaged Mexican cane spirit in a 1L bottle — the flagship blend of the Pacheco family's Casa Tarasco: 50% fresh-pressed estate sugarcane juice distilled on copper pot stills, and 50% molasses distilled on a short French-style column still. Open-air fermented, unaged, bottled at a full 46% for a pour that balances terroir-specific cane character with an aromatic funk faintly reminiscent of Jamaican rum. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 92 proof (46% ABV)
- Blend: 50% cane juice (copper pot still) / 50% molasses (French-style column still)
- Cane: single-estate Saccharum officinarum, 4,000+ ft red volcanic soil, water-powered mill
- Fermentation: fresh cane open-air fermented 11 days; molasses close-fermented 48 hours
- Details: unaged; VinePair score 92; US import via Skurnik
The Blend That Built the Category
This blue-bottle 1L is the bottle that introduced America to charanda — and its split-personality build is the whole point. Half the spirit comes from fresh cane juice run through wood-fired copper pot stills (grassy, mineral, green), half from molasses through a French column (round, sweet, body). Together they make one of the most versatile cocktail spirits on the market: bright tropical fruit with an earthy mineralic depth and a wisp of smoke on the finish. VinePair's 92 called it "ideal for spirits geeks." Explore the Uruapan collection and the rum aisle at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Per the importer's profile: full of mango and banana with an earthy, mineralic depth to balance the bright fruit; a wisp of smoke on the finish. VinePair noted briny sweetcorn aromas melding with tart tropical fruit on the nose, and layers of sweet and savory notes on the palate finishing with a hint of smoke.
How to Enjoy
The 1L format and 92 proof make it a cocktail workhorse — Daiquiris, Ti' Punches, Mexican Mojitos, and tiki drinks where the split cane/molasses character gives a new voice. Neat in a copita works too, for the full cane-funk experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is in Uruapan Single Estate Blended Blanco?
A 50/50 blend of fresh sugarcane-juice spirit (copper pot distilled) and molasses spirit (French-style column distilled), from the Pacheco family's single estate in Uruapan, Michoacán.
What size is the bottle?
1L — a full liter of the 92-proof flagship blanco.
How is it different from the Single Agricola Blanco?
The Single Agricola is 100% cane juice (agricole-style); the Single Estate Blended adds a 50% molasses half, making it rounder and more versatile in cocktails.
The liter that started it all — order Uruapan Charanda Single Estate Blended Blanco Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.