Alambique Serrano Rum
Oaxacan cane juice rum, distilled by the Krassel family since the 1930s.
The story behind Alambique Serrano
Alambique Serrano comes from Santa Maria Tlalixtac, high in Oaxaca's Canada region, where Max Krassel, a German immigrant who reached Mexico in 1917, built a custom still in the 1930s to distill aguardiente. His third generation grandsons, Isidoro Sr., Rommel, William and Axel Krassel, run it today.
The cane is 100% fresh Java sugarcane grown on hillsides up to 4,000 feet, hand cut and carried out by mule. Fermentation runs on wild yeasts for 5 to 14 days, then the spirit passes through the family's 8 plate Krassel column still or small copper alembic pots. Aging happens across bodegas, cellars and caves from 2,000 to 5,600 feet, in French oak, ex bourbon, ex cognac and ex mezcal casks.
Explore the Alambique Serrano range
Five bottlings we carry, from unaged overproof column rum to multi cask blends, each showing a different side of the Krassel stills.
| Expression | Type | Proof / ABV | Tasting notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartier 30 | Unaged column still, undiluted | 140.6 | Overproof, bright cane, mineral, hot and clean |
| Blend #1 | Column 30 months ex cognac plus pot still | 111.2 | Cognac cask softness, ester lift, long finish |
| Blend #2 | Multi cask pot and column blend | 126.8 | Ex mezcal and bourbon casks, smoke, dried fruit |
| Blend #3 | Multi cask blend | Cask strength | Dense ester, tropical, savory cane backbone |
| Blend #4 | Multi cask blend | Cask strength | Deepest of the blends, oak, spice, cured cane |
Which Alambique Serrano is right for you?
Our Alambique Serrano shelf runs $69.99 to $83.99, which is honest money for cask strength cane rum made this way. Blend #1 and Cartier 30 both sit at $69.99, so start with either and see which still you prefer. Blend #2 is $73.99, and the deeper blends climb from there. Blend #3 and Blend #4 are currently out of stock; ask us and we will call you when they land. Buy Alambique Serrano online for pickup in Commack or local delivery.
Cognac cask rounds the esters enough to pour neat with a splash.
Undiluted column rum at full strength, all cane and mineral.
Ex mezcal casks bring smoke that reads familiar to agave fans.