In this episode, we chatted with Jason Paul Cox and Isidoro Krassel Jr. of Alambique Serrano and Cañada Rum — two exciting projects featuring cane juice rum from Mexico. Jason is the founder of the brands and Isidoro is one of the four brothers from a family that has been producing aguardiente de caña in Oaxaca's mountainous cloud forest for over 100 years.

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These are truly fascinating rum projects and we had a blast learning more about them. We discuss:

What makes this rum different from other Oaxacan producers like Paranubes and Dakabend

The Krassel family's unique approach to muck pits and high ester experimentation

The vast range of profiles they can create thanks to their custom column still, pot stills, and dry and humid aging environments

The challenges of harvesting cane and fermenting on the side of a mountain

The making of Alambique Serrano's initial blends

The unique design of the Krassel still, which Isidoro's grandfather invented

A surprise reveal of their new 70% ABV rum, Cartier 30

And much more!

Also, a few links to stuff mentioned in the episode:

Alambique Serrano website: https://www.alambiqueserrano.com/

Cañada Rum website: https://www.cloudforestrum.com/

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In this episode, we talked to Turner Wathen and Jordan Morris, the co-founders of Rolling Fork Rum, and went DEEP on everything the Kentucky-based independent bottler has learned about secondary maturation (and more) since getting started in 2017. We discussed:

Rolling Fork's focus on utilizing an array of ex-bourbon and ex-whiskey casks for secondary maturation

How much of a difference do different types of ex-whiskey casks REALLY make on a spirit that is primarily already aged in ex-bourbon casks?

Why they just launched a rum blend designed for cocktails after their first cocktail rum failed

How they work through disagreements as co-founders

What it's like selling rum deep in the heart of bourbon country

How different types of casks — from ex-fortified wine barrels to ex-whiskey barrels — react to the wild temperature swings in their aging warehouse

Matching the right type of cask to the right rum

How the independent bottler landscape has changed since they got started in 2017

And a whole lot more!

A few links to stuff mentioned in the episode:

Check out The Rum Revival's blind tasting of Rolling Fork rums finished in five different cask types

Check out Rolling Fork's website and online store here

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We're back with another episode in our Semi-Blind Rum Reviews series. This time, we swapped roles with Will as the blind taster and John as the rum selector. It turned out to be a quite rare rum — English Harbour 1981, a 25-year-old rum from Antigua Distillery Limited, bottled all the way back in 2006!

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