ABUELO - 12 years old - Edition Two Oaks - 40%
Ron Abuelo is a rum distillery located in Panama . Ron Abuelo represents the culmination of three generations of rum tradition and pays tribute to Don José Varela Blanco who left Spain in 1908 to establish Panama's first sugar cane plantation. The first rum was produced in 1936. Ron Abuelo takes care of the harvest to the bottling exclusively under his own management and on site. They make a shelf-stable base syrup or “caña honey” from the squeezed sugar cane juice, then water is added from their own well with yeast cultures grown on site. After fermentation into sugar cane wine, distillation ensues in a single column still. The young rum is then left to mature quietly in small ex-Bourbon oak barrels. The most exclusive expressions are left to mature according to the Solera method. After years of maturation, the barrels are carefully selected by lot to form a blend in a larger barrel. The cask strength is around 65%, so demineralized water is added up to 40% with a little sugar for an optimal taste experience.
Abuelo Two Oak is a 12 year old rum from 2 separate barrels. It was aged in selected oak Bourbon barrels and then matured in medium plus toast American oak .