Uruapan Charanda Cana Mayari Blanco Single Agricola Rum
Uruapan Charanda Cana Mayari Blanco Single Agricola Rum is Mexico's protected denomination-of-origin cane spirit: a 93-proof (46.5% ABV), 750mL unaged blanco made from 100% fresh-pressed sugarcane juice of a single heritage variety — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
Charanda can only be made in the highlands of Michoacán around Uruapan — a protected Denomination of Origin comparable in legal status to Martinique agricole or cachaça — and it is named for the Cerro de la Charanda, the hill of red soil in the Purépecha language where the region's first distillery was built. The Pacheco family has distilled there since 1907, and their Uruapan brand is the reference charanda. Caña Mayarí is a single-varietal, agricole-style expression: one heritage cane grown in red volcanic soil at over 4,000 feet elevation, milled on a traditional water-powered mill, open-air fermented for a minimum of 10 days with wild ambient yeasts, then twice distilled in 1,000-liter, wood-fired copper pot stills at the Sol Tarasco distillery — bottled unaged with no additives.
Tasting notes (trade/retailer consensus): earthy and mineralic, with fresh-cut cane, green herbs, tropical fruit (papaya, banana), and subtle florals; earthy brine, coriander, and white pepper on the finish, a taffy-like subtle sweetness, and a whisper of salinity.
Why buy Uruapan Charanda Cana Mayari? Because it is the reference charanda from the family that has defined the category since 1907 — wild-fermented, wood-fired, copper pot-distilled from a single cane variety: Mexico's answer to agricole, at a full 93 proof. Browse the Uruapan brand collection, more rum, and other international spirits.
Serving note: neat at 93 proof to catch the mineralic, saline edge; also spectacular in a cachaça-style batida or a daiquiri riff.
Is charanda a rum? Charanda is Mexico's own protected D.O. cane spirit — makers consider it distinct from Caribbean rum; the store classifies it under Rum, and it drinks like a highland agricole.
What does "Single Agricola" mean? Made from 100% fresh-pressed juice of a single cane variety (agricole-style), not molasses, and unaged.
How is it made? Water-powered cane mill, minimum 10-day open-air wild fermentation, twice distilled in 1,000-liter wood-fired copper pot stills, bottled unaged with no additives.
What proof is it? 93 proof (46.5% ABV).