{"product_id":"alambique-serrano-vida-nativa-blend-2-mariposa-vitral-rum","title":"Alambique Serrano Vida Nativa Blend #2 Mariposa Vitral Rum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlambique Serrano Vida Nativa Blend #2 Mariposa Vitral Rum\u003c\/strong\u003e is a cask-strength, single-origin Oaxacan rum from the Krassel family in Santa Maria Tlalixtac, Oaxaca, Mexico, bottled at 58.3% ABV (116.6 proof) in a 700mL bottle, with no water, sugar or coloring added. Vida Nativa is the family's limited series celebrating the native life of Oaxaca's Canada region; Blend #2 is named for the Mariposa Vitral, Leila's Clearwing butterfly. It marries four lots of Krassel still and copper pot still rum - two Krassel lots aged 27 months in new French oak and finished 18 and 13 months in new Hungarian oak, a pot still lot aged 28 months in new French oak and finished 13 months in new Hungarian oak, and a pot still lot aged 42 months in an ex-Cognac cask. Just 600 bottles were filled for the USA. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cask-strength blend of Krassel still and copper pot still rum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58.3% ABV (116.6 proof), cask strength\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 700mL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Krassel family, Alambique Serrano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Santa Maria Tlalixtac, Oaxaca, Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlend:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four lots - new French oak with new Hungarian oak finishes, plus a 42-month ex-Cognac pot still lot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vida Nativa Blend #2, limited to 600 bottles (USA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Butterfly With Glass Wings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Krassel family has distilled sugarcane spirit on the steep hillsides of Santa Maria Tlalixtac, in Oaxaca's Canada region, for three generations - German immigrant Max Krassel began with a handmade still on a coffee farm in the 1930s, and today his grandsons Rommel, Axel and William run the stills. Every Alambique Serrano rum starts with organic Java-varietal cane grown between 2,500 and 3,800 feet, hand-harvested and pressed in mobile mills, fermented with wild yeast, and distilled on the family's custom-built Krassel column and copper pot stills. Nothing is added - no sugar, no coloring, no flavoring - and PM Spirits imports the rums to the United States. The Mariposa Vitral (Ithomia leila) is a delicate, slow-flying butterfly whose translucent, glass-like wings make it hard for predators to spot; it feeds on nightshades in the cloud forests of southeastern Mexico. The blend named for it is just as layered - French oak structure, Hungarian oak spice and an old Cognac-cask depth, all fermented in pine tanks with ambient yeasts from Java-varietal cane grown at 2,500 to 3,800 feet. Browse the rest of the range in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rum\"\u003erum\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrange peel, drinking chocolate and toasted cacao on the nose. The palate opens with a pleasant attack of orange soda, apple cider, bitter sugar and toasted grape jam, with an aftertaste of palo de chile and a hint of cucumber - the family's signature savory-cane twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Enjoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeat first, then with a few drops of water to unfold the Hungarian oak and Cognac-cask layers. Vida Nativa completists should compare it with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/alambique-serrano-vida-nativa-blend-3-tepejilote-rum\"\u003eVida Nativa Blend #3 Tepejilote\u003c\/a\u003e and the five-cask \u003ca href=\"\/products\/alambique-serrano-besadiablos-blend-11-rum\"\u003eBesadiablos Blend #11\u003c\/a\u003e, or find it among the gift-ready bottles in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/holiday-gift-guide\"\u003eHoliday Gift Guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Vida Nativa?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlambique Serrano's limited series of blends and single casks celebrating the distinctive ecosystem of Oaxaca's Canada region - each bottling is named for a native species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat stills made Blend #2?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth - Krassel still rum and copper alembic pot still rum, blended after separate aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat proof is it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e58.3% ABV (116.6 proof), bottled at cask strength with no water, sugar or coloring added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many bottles were made?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e600 bottles for the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder Alambique Serrano Vida Nativa Blend #2 Mariposa Vitral from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA - available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alambique Serrano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68109401587755,"sku":"DM17731L","price":126.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/files\/vida-nativa-blend-2-mariposa-vitral.jpg?v=1793681219","url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/alambique-serrano-vida-nativa-blend-2-mariposa-vitral-rum","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}