The Rums of Mexico (700 ml) 'Panela' Rum, Orlando Vasquez, Veracruz (95.2 proof)

Rums of MX 'Panela'

To create this unique aguardiente, Maestro Aguardientero Orlando Vásquez mills the juicef rom freshly cut sugarcane, slowly boils it, and then passes the resulting syrup into cone shaped wooden molds where it hardens. The outcome is an unrefined whole canesugar that is referred to locally as 'Panela'. The cones are eventually rehydrated, and fermented with spring water. Orlando then uses firewood to distill that mash in his four plate,continuous copper still.

TASTING NOTES: Mamey, nutmeg, dulce de leche, fresh panela, lemon cream pie, banana chewing gum, mint chocolate chip, burnt milk.