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Dakabend Oaxacan Pot Still Rum
Rum

Dakabend Oaxacan Pot Still Rum

Dakabend · Dakabend Distillery

$4896 proofNASOaxaca, Mexico
Dakabend is a testament to what happens when Oaxacan craft tradition — the same patient, hands-on culture that gave us artisanal mezcal — turns its attention to sugarcane. This is rum stripped to its essential truth: pot-distilled, unaged, and uncompromising. A spirit that earns your trust sip by sip through sheer transparency of process and place.

Kit Aromas

Tasting Notes

Nose

An immediate rush of fresh-cut sugarcane and green banana gives way to a mineral earthiness reminiscent of wet clay. Subtle floral notes and a whisper of white pepper emerge as the spirit opens in the glass.

Palate

The pot still character announces itself with waxy, full-bodied texture and bright tropical fruit — ripe papaya and young coconut water. A savory, almost olive-oil richness develops mid-palate alongside citrus zest and a faint grassy vegetal quality that speaks directly to terroir.

Finish

Medium-long and surprisingly complex for an unaged spirit, with lingering notes of mineral, green banana, and a gentle peppery warmth that recalls mezcal's earthy cousin.

Specifications
Base Ingredient
Sugarcane
Distillation
Copper pot still distillation in small batches, following traditional Oaxacan artisanal methods
Country
Oaxaca, Mexico
Serve & Pair

Cocktail Suggestion

Oaxacan Daiquiri — 2 oz Dakabend Oaxacan Pot Still Rum · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz piloncillo syrup · Shake hard with ice · Double strain into a chilled coupe · Garnish with a lime wheel

Food Pairing

The crispy Oaxacan flatbread topped with black bean paste, quesillo cheese, and toasted grasshoppers mirrors the rum's earthy minerality, while the lime-dressed salsa verde echoes its bright citrus edge and the chapulines' nuttiness plays off the spirit's waxy, savory depth.

The Story

Born from Oaxaca's deep tradition of small-batch pot distillation, Dakabend applies the artisanal ethos of mezcaleros to sugarcane, creating a rum that is as much a reflection of terroir as any agave spirit from the same storied valleys.

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