San Juan Artisan Distillers Make Puerto Rican Rum the Old-Fashioned Way
Channel: Messy Suitcase!
Date: 2022-04-24

Join us for a tour of Puerto Rico’s first agricola (farmer) rum estate distillery! 

San Juan Artisan Distillers (Destilería San Juan) in Vega Alta is the only rum factory in Puerto Rico that makes its rum from sugar cane plants, inspired by the island’s tradition. Most rum distillers import molasses from other countries. But at this plant just half an hour west of San Juan, we got to walk through sugar cane fields, visit the barrel room, see the distillation tanks, learn what experimental flavors are brewing in the lab, watch staff label the bottles, and of course taste the various flavors of rum!

A family-owned company that launched in 2011, San Juan Artisan Distillers produce handcrafted ron caña (sugar cane rum) of exceptional quality infused with local tropical fruit, natural flavors and spices.

The distillery makes six fruit-infused rums under the brand Tresclavos—Ginger Spice, Sweet Piña, Passion Parcha, Rumba Mango, Coco Loco, and Bili Quenepa—as well as an award-winning signature rum called Ron Pepón.

It’s the only rum distiller on the island that can offer a tour of the rum process from the sugar can plant all the way to your lips!

LINKS
Info: https://www.sanjuanartisandistillers.com/home
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/donFSYfCsUST2bXp7


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