Recommended by the New York Times, Wine Spectator, Food & Wines, and Many More. Check out our recent Press.

Award-winning NYC wine shop – free local delivery & fast nationwide shipping. Learn more

Uruapan Charanda, Single Estate Blended Blanco Rum, NV

Spirit from Mexico
by Uruapan Charanda
$27.99
Taxes and shipping calculated at checkout.
Use code 10OFF to get 10% off 12+ bottles
If you love rum but have never met charanda, start here. Charanda is Mexico's own sugarcane spirit, and it can only be made in sixteen municipalities of Michoacán. This bottle is the Pacheco family's flagship: half fresh-pressed cane juice, distilled twice in wood-fired copper pot stills, and half molasses run through a short French-style column still. That split gives you the character of the Pachecos' estate-grown cane alongside a faintly smoky funk you'd more readily expect from Jamaica. The family has made charanda in Uruapan since 1907, when Don Cleofas Murgia Pacheco switched from distilling mezcal to distilling sugarcane. Today Miriam Pacheco runs the business, carrying on the family tradition. Their cane grows at 4,180 feet among mango trees and more than five kinds of banana, in volcanic red soil rich in iron and minerals, and the Purépecha word for that soil, charanda, gave the spirit its name. It's a genuinely versatile cocktail bottle: reach for it anywhere you'd use a white rum and want more personality.

Shipping

Every step of the journey is managed to uphold the integrity of each bottle.

  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
  • Temperature-Monitored Shipping: We closely monitor weather conditions and make informed decisions to ensure shipments travel safely, with insulated packaging and refrigerated transport available when required.
  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • Corked wine? Full refund or exchange within 60 days
  • Damaged shipment? Contact us within 48 hours
  • Storage or quality concerns? We're here to help


View our complete return policy →

Have Questions?

Our team is here to help.

Hours

Sunday - Thursday: 12 pm - 8 pm

Friday: 11am - 9pm

Saturday: 10am - 9pm

Email: help@flatiron-wines.com
Phone: (212) 477-1315

More about

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Fresh Cane

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

Single-estate sugarcane distillate produced by an historic farming family in Uruapan, MichoacánBlend of 50% fresh pressed sugarcane and 50% molassesD.O., single estate molasses & fresh sugarcane cultivated over 4,000 feet above sea level and pressed using a water powered millFresh cane sees open-air fermentation for eleven days; molasses sees 48 hours closedCane is distilled twice in “El Prieto”–a small (1,000 liter) wood-fired copper pot stillMolasses is distilled once using a short, French-style column stillFull of mango and banana with an earthy, mineralic depth to balance the bright fruit and a whisp of smoke on the finish46% ABV

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Built for cocktails: a classic daiquiri, a mojito or a mango-and-lime sour. At the table, try it with Michoacán-style carnitas, tacos al pastor with grilled pineapple, or fish tacos with mango salsa.

Tasting Profile

Expect a lively white rum that pairs the grassy, green brightness of fresh cane juice with a rounder, faintly smoky funk from the molasses half. Think somewhere between a rhum agricole and a Jamaican white rum. The palate is typically dry and medium-bodied, with hints of ripe banana and tropical fruit, and it finishes clean with a gentle peppery warmth.