We have brought together our original dark-aged rum with an authentic taste of Mexico: Mezcal.
History
After RumRye, Ron Colón Salvadoreño moves on to Rumzcal. Once again, we are bridging categories and creating a unique flavour combination, while aiding bartenders and consumers in developing split-base cocktails from one bottle.
- Bottled at 99 Proof
- 66% Ron Colón Salvadoreño Dark Aged Rum
- 33% Maguay Espadin Mezcal
A fourth-generation family business, run by mother and son, produces the finest Maguay Espadin from Oaxaca using artisanal methods in the production of the mezcal for over six decades. These methods include the agave sowing and harvesting, the cutting or ‘jima’ of the agave leaves or ‘pencas’ with rudimentary tools such as machetes, the ‘coa’ (which is a handmade wooden & metal tool), axes and handmade mallets. All of this is to get to the sweet heart of the agave, also known as the ‘piña’.
Another step in the production process is the cooking of the piñas. For this step, they use a stone-lined conical-shaped floor oven covered with dirt or ‘palenque’ which was built in 1963. It takes five to six days for the piñas to be fully cooked. The cooked piñas are then ground using a Chilean horse-drawn mill. For fermentation, the ground juices and fibres are poured into wooden vats for approximately three days (depending on the climate). This allows local yeast to naturally ferment the wort. The last step is double distillation in copper stills.
RCS Rumzcal has a nose of smoke, earth and funk, rounded out by a natural sweetness. Leading the experience is the smoke and char of the mezcal, followed by a touch of earth and funk where the mezcal intersects with the rum and finishes with a hint of tropical fruit.
Signature Serves
- Rumzcal Negroni
- 30ml Rumzcal
- 30ml Campari
- 30ml sweet Vermouth
Add all ingredients to a mixing pint. Add ice and stir. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice and
garnish with an orange twist.
- Daiquirita
- 60ml Rumzcal
- 20ml lime juice
- 15ml simple syrup
- 2 dashes orange bitters
Add all ingredients to a shaker. Add ice and shake. Strain into a cocktail coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel.
- Where the Sun Shines AKA Latin Boilermaker
- 1 Latin American or Caribbean lager
- 1 shot Rumzcal
Fill a shot glass with Ron Colon Rumzcal. Open a cold bottle of Latin American or Caribbean lager.
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