Uruapan Charanda Blanco

Wow! What a grassy, breads nose!
Taste: soy sauce, sesame... hoisin?? I'm just really thinking about all the things that could happen alongside this rum - a marinade!! With dark chocolate!! Alongside fine Chinese food!!
Tasted at Hugman's Oasis 2/20/23 on San Antonio's Riverwalk
Edit: from the Forbidden Hole stash
Aroma: delicious bread and grass and sweetness, perhaps this reminds me of challah?
Appearance: the bottle is blue, don't be fooled, the rum is clear
Flavor: I still love this! Above notes are accurate, I am lifting the rating to a 9.

As an agricole etc lover, it’s just yes…
It does burn a bit , but the flavor pulls me back.
A lot of things, sweet, sour, earthy, salty, but then it’s all quickly faded away nicely.

Tasted at Hugman’s Oasis on 2/20/23. Clear. Very cachaca bready aroma. Flavor is like a smoked mezcal. Love it. Need it.

I had this in a tasting with Paranubes and Aguardiente Zhumir. Initially, the imminently sippable Zhumir overshadowed it, along with the great up-front notes in the Paranubes. However, by the time I finished my pours (2oz each, neat), the Uruapan emerged as my favorite.

I'll update this when I have a chance to drink it again with more specific notes, but this is definitely recommended.

46% ABV. Bottle 2155/16300 (wow, that's dedication to hand-numbering!). Big nose. Creamed corn, brine, touch of cane. An herbal note. Later, that industrial plastic/diaper note I really don't care for surfaces briefly. Just a hint, though. Shortly thereafter this shifts into more of a Gak/putty aroma (unmistakably), and that sticks around for the long haul. Cane sugar on the palate. Frosted Flakes? (But not that sweet.) Rather briny finish that mellows after a while.

A very good, agricole-esque rum. I look forward to seeing charanda (which is a DO like Martinique agricole and Brazilian cachaça, and not even considered as "rum" to the producers in Michoacán, Mexico) continue to grow (sustainably) and expand into new markets. Based on this one bottling, it's really great stuff. I'm looking forward to trying it in a Daiquiri or Ti' Punch (shhh!) as soon as I can get my hands on a bottle...

7+, 8- (80/100)

Aroma - fresh sugarcane followed by lime, minerals, and papaya.

Taste - minerals followed by fresh sugarcane, cactus juice and a white pepper finish.

This rum smells like a mix of Jamaican rum and an Agricole, but the taste goes deeper and has a deep olive brine quality to it. A bit harsh with an ethanol bite, but otherwise deliciously funky

Ok, it's a Mexican Cachaca but it has Caribbean hints to it. Half estate grown cane juice done in a pot still and half column stilled molasses. I like this rum and it's a great mixer.
A little heat on the nose, peppery with a bit sugarcane hint.
First taste was balanced and peppery. The pepper gave way to a rubbery taste for a sec, then kind of a grassy thing, then some sweet biscuits, more pepper and cane juice thing. Finish was long and a bit peppery.
I like Hampden too much to drink this straight, but it's a wonderful Agricola to include in a tiki drink. Made a Mai Tai with it and was quite impressed.
Excellent rum! I'll definitely be buying more.

When first getting into rum I hated this. After developing my taste for Cachaça I love it. Nothing is quite like it. Give it a chance if you are comfortable with cachaca and/or agricole.

Smell is like rum meets mezcal. Tastes like Smokey salty tequila and cachaça blended.