Camazotz is a hand-made raw sugar cane rum produced in the eastern highlands of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Made by Maestro Leoncio Gaspar in the Sierra Mixe, approximately 5 hours NE from the capital and locally known as Aguardiente de Caña, the juice of the sugar cane, grown by the family, without pesticides, is raw pressed by hand, then fermented in open barrels using only wild airborne yeasts. Distilled to proof in small batches of up to 300 ltrs using a traditional alembic copper pot still, the liquid is transported by mules 5km up the mountainside ready for collection. Bottled un-aged with no additional ingredients, the resulting rum is expressive from the first sip.
Ingredients 100% sugarcane
ABV 48
The liquid is clear in the glass with a beautifully expressive aroma, driven by its terroir.
Mildly sweet and full of fresh sugar cane, vegetal grassy notes and woody tones. Long saline finish.
Camazotz shares similar heritage to Agricole and Cachaca style rums, being very expressive of its raw ingredient – sugar cane, though its more elegant and smoother than its counterparts. With nothing added or taken away, it’s true to its Oaxacan aguardiente heritage.
Sip neat at ambient temperature or use as a base for cocktails.
…Prices available on request
Who is Camazotz...?
Camazotz: The Mexican Bat God of Night, Death and Sacrifice
The legend of Camazotz originated deep in Mexican history as a dangerous cave-dwelling bat creature. A cult following for the creature began amongst the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotecs associated bats with death and the night as they were found inhabiting the caves which ancient Mesoamericans believed was a path to the underworld.
