Charanda Single Agricole Añejo Rum con Hongos

• Agricole-style sugarcane spirit infused with mushrooms & produced by the historic Pacheco family in Uruapan, Michoacán
• D.O., estate-grown sugarcane cultivated over 4,000 feet above sea level
• Distilled from 100% sugarcane juice pressed by a water-powered mill
• Open-air fermented at least 10 days
• Distilled twice in 1,000-liter, wood-fired, copper pot stills
• Aged a minimum of 3 years in ex-bourbon barrels
• Macerated with organic, locally sourced Blue Indigo (Lactarious indigo) and Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) mushrooms for 6 months
• Butterscotch, cinnamon, molasses, and raisin on a beguiling nose that leans towards sherry-finished whiskey; mesquite, vanilla, dates, and caramel on the palate with clove, charred marshmallow, and oyster sauce on the finish
• 46.5% ABV

Historically, mushrooms were added to charanda for their curative effects—to slow the effects of aging, to treat certain diseases, and most of all to reduce fatigue and stress while boosting energy and strength. This mushroom-infused chranda is an umami-rich agricole rum evocative of a sherry-finished whiskey or rum, rich with depth and complexity.