Cañada Alambique Serrano "Cartier 30"
Olive brine, green herbs and wet stone lead here, over an oily, almost creamy sugarcane body — several tasters call it a dead ringer for an unaged Clairin, others catch yoghurt, camembert and nail polish. At 70.3% the heat is remarkably well tucked in, but the savory, saline profile isn't for everyone. Bottled cask strength, unaged, with real minerality and a long finish.
The community says- Heat well hidden
- Oily mineral texture
- Very high ABV
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How does Cañada Alambique Serrano "Cartier 30" taste?
Aggregated from 26 community reviews.
Salty, vegetal Clairin-style cane spirit A savory, saline, Clairin-style unaged rum most tasters find shockingly drinkable for 70%. Divisive though — some call it singular, others feel it never lived up to the hype.
Clairin and unaged-agricole fans who like savory, saline spirits
Anyone wanting sweet, easy rum or wary of very high proof
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How is Cañada Alambique Serrano "Cartier 30" rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.8 sits in the “Good” band. 88% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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81% rate it between 6 and 8. 15 selected write-ups from 26 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Skyfly
Most helpful positive review
Reminds me very strongly of an unaged Clairin: very floral with lots of olive and brine. A little yoghurt on the nose, quite musty/earthy on the palate. The taste of sugar cane provides the sweetness. Alcohol integrated for the high ABV class.
Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful mixed review
7,9:On the nose, the opening impression we get is very pungent with vegetal sugar cane and notes like mushrooms, olive, mineral and grassy, peppery and salty, flowery, there are chocolate, cherry and yoghurt notes. On aeration, funky notes, low esters arise, with tropical fruits like banana, the cane is earthy, buttery and nutty...Sometimes we might think of sniffing a fruit schnapps.😆 7,4:On the palate, the attack is again pungent and Mexican spicy, peppery, salty, the sugarcane is grassy and vegetal, a bit bitter with olive, mushrooms, flowery, we taste agave, perhaps tequila wise or sometimes, again fruit schnapps and some citrus notes.After resting the rum, the cane becomes herbaceous, musty, earthy, slightly mineral, there are some medicinal tones. 7,5:The finish is slightly rounder, dry, still spicy, now a bit metallic, there are fruits like banana, strawberry, citrus, some confectionery and still vegetal, flowery, earthy cane..
Review by zabo
Here are the three different Mexican rums in a glass that BananaJoe found wherever. Unfortunately no unicorns, which was to be expected. My conclusion, nice to have tried something like this, but unfortunately nothing more.
Review by Timo Groeger
After the Cartier, you really can't complain. It really goes in the direction of Clsirin, very herbal and musty on the nose. It then becomes earthy on the palate, with brine and olive notes. Quite okay
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5640 07.09.2025 Enjoying a few unaged rums while cleaning after yesterday's tasting event. Nose Intense, fruity, olive, citrus, light sour, light leather, light floral, banana. Palate Intense, light oily, fruity, olive, light salt, peppery, light leather, ginger, sugarcane, medium dry. Finish Long and warm, oily, citrus, light floral, sugarcane, light sour, medium dry. Empty glass Light sout, olive, sugarcane, light metallic, floral.
Review by abaker-rum
This is a very flavorful complex rum that throws a bunch of different notes at you. You get the expected sugarcane and vegetal notes, but there are also notes of yoghurt on the nose, anise in the palate, and fennel on the finish. It is hot at 71.4% alcohol, but still approachable.
Review by SaibotZtar
Full can of floral ... Lots of floral notes, citrus fruits, pepper, olive, something salty. On the palate floral, salty biting. Citrus fruits green olives Alcohol slightly biting in the mouth.
Review by Johannes
Another great bottling - olive, salt, tequila, stone, light fruits, esters.
Review by Schnubbii
Similar to an agricole on the nose. Some sugar cane, slightly earthy and fermented. The palate is also similar to a (beautiful) unripened Agricole. In addition to the typical notes of sugar cane and light vanilla, I also find aromas of berries. Rather less fermented aromas, no olive. The alcohol bites a little. The finish is relatively short with sweetness and vanilla. A nice, unaged rum, which for me does not live up to the great hype.
Review by F.L.O.
Something really crazy here at the start - part 3. And the Winner is 20850. Exactly my cup of tea. You can put it next to a Clairin sajous Saint Michel and argue about which is better. Alcohol super integrated for unaged in this 70% environment, And unlike the other two, no more mescal rum hybrid :-)
Review by sweetiemode
Easiest 70%+ proof spirit I’ve ever tried—truly a testament to the attention put into the creation and running of the stills. So full of flavor and yet so little bite—the heat blends perfectly with the fresh, savory nature of the spirit, full of cheese and slate and yarrow.
Review by Ian Gilman
My second rum from Alabique Serrano and the distillery clearly had carved out their own style despite great differences between the two I’ve tried. I went in thinking this would be like Rivers Antoine and in some ways it is, but I would not say they’re similar. The funk here is much less wild and is grassier and earthier, with a shorter finish. There are some meaty umami notes but the prevailing flavors are more vegetal than Rivers or a Clairin.
Review by Madi Dromamad
Very fresh, it's almost hard to believe it's so high in alcohol.
Review by thehumblefox
NOSE: Fresh cane, intensely mineral, saline. A lactic note, like an overripe yogurt or Camembert. This is a weighty, textural spirit, and hangs in the nostrils with a somewhat floral perfume-like quality (hydrangea?) Elmer’s glue, oil paints and other solvents waft over the top. PALATE: Saline, sour candies, orange zest, castelvetrano olives. A creamy roasted agave sweetness. Rich, viscous. I’m salivating! FINISH: A long finish! Citrus, spruce tips, juniper, candied fennel, menthol. Lemon oils. Underripe strawberries. A richly saline and slightly sour sensation leaves your moth watering. And heady aromatic desert plants waft in the background. OVERALL: Beautifully powerful and singular rum. Suffice to say this is special stuff. The texture & weight, combined with a mouthwatering salinity & sour citrus notes, leaves you wanting more. NOTE: this is hefty stuff, however, and the raw alcohol will catch up with you over time. My palate is craving more, but the back of my throat needs a rest. SCORE: 90/100
Review by Solidfunk
Nail polish, some vanilla, some hint of anise, but that could just be the "aguardiente" note on the label playing with my imagination. Water clear pour. Plenty of perfume. End is a bit killer on the booze. Green Zone.
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Expert review by The Auditor Reviews
Read full review →What an impressive rum, packed full of minerality, fruits, and a touch of vinegar. It drinks well under its proof and the finish lasts an impressive amount of time. This is one of the top unaged rums I’ve had when it comes to flavor and drinkability. Just well balanced and executed all over.
Details about Cañada Alambique Serrano "Cartier 30"
A White Rum from Mexico, distilled by Cañada, at 70,3%.
Community purchases
36 bottles logged by 31 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
19% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Cañada Alambique Serrano "Cartier 30"?
Community paid 53–62 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+5 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
36 purchased · 27 tasted · 11 wishlist · as of
About the Cañada distillery
The Cañada distillery is located in Mexico. Rums from Cañada have been reviewed 92 times with an average of 7.6/10.
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