BOTRAN - Rare Blend - French Cask Finish - 40%
Botran rums are produced in Guatemala , in the Retalhuleu region located in the south, on volcanic soils. The distillery is one of only two to have an AOC in rum, with Martinique. Obtaining this AOC in 2013 is linked to the influence of the Botran family, which has worked hard for the recognition of this exceptional terroir.
Botran rums are made using the traditional Guatemalan technique of making virgin sugar cane honey by heating the fresh juices to evaporate the water. The fermentations are made by yeasts extracted from pineapple then the rum is distilled in column stills. The rums are then moved to the cellars at an altitude of 2,300 meters in the center of the country where the climate is cooler and therefore allows slower aging. This refining is done according to a method inspired by the ancestral Solera system in ex-American Bourbon casks (200 and 225 liters re-toasted), Oloroso sherry casks (500 and 600 liters) and Port casks (250 liters).
Botran Rare Blend Vintage French Wine Cask is made from concentrated sugar cane juice (no use of molasses). The sugar cane was harvested in San Andrés Villaseca in the Lowlands, the aging was carried out in Santa Rita in the Hgihlands. The rum was aged in 5 types of barrels : American whiskey barrels (neutral and toasted), fortified Spanish wine barrel, fortified Portuguese wine barrel and French white wine barrel. It was then refined in French white wine barrels .