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Single Barrel

Pelacañas Single Barrels are available for ‘picks’ or by the case as market-wide releases. A beautiful and unique harmony exists between Pelacañas fresh cane rum and ex-red wine casks. Whether at cask strength or your chosen proof, French or American oak, these barrels sing and intrigue!

MAESTRO DESTILADOR – Juan Ramon Barba Anza

FOGONERO – Raul Martínez Vázquez

FIELD FOREMAN – Jesús Noriega Rodriguez

INGREDIENTS – 100% freshly extracted sugar cane juice, brewers yeast, filtered well water

CANE – Morada, Colmex, Milagrosa

LOCATION – Ahualulco Valley with clay loam and volcanic soil

DISTILLERY – Hacienda el Carmen, Jalisco, MX

CRUSH – Brazilian mechanical sugar cane mill

FERMENTATION – 2-3 days in open top pine vats of 6000L

DISTILLATION – 2x, first in a stainless steel alembic & then in a copper pot to approximately 55% ABV

AGING – Varies by release. Ex-red wine barrels made of French or American oak

ABV – Varies by release.

Production Process

Sugarcane
The Ahualulco valley has a history of more than 300 years of sugarcane farming. Several varietals are used, with the most common being La Milagrosa, La Morada, La Colmex. It is all harvested by hand.
Mill
This milling device comes from Brazil. It efficiently juices the sugarcane, which is channeled to a formulation tank a few yards away.
Ferment
Water and yeast is added to the fresh sugarcane juice. The brix level and temperature are both monitored and adjusted as needed by adding more water until it is at an optimal point for fermentation. The mixture is moved to these 6000L pine fermentation tanks, where nature will take over for the next 2-3 days.
Distillation
Distillation is done first in a stainless steel pot still. Rectifying occurs in a copper alembic to about 55% ABV. Blanco is proofed to 44% ABV using filtered well water. Llamarada is left unadjusted.
Aging
Pelacañas Single Barrels are 220L French or American oak ex-wine barrels.