Ciuhatán Indigo Rum: Overly Sweet, Syrupy Nectar of the Gods

The history of sugarcane cultivation in El Salvador is long and lucrative. It’s a tradition that dates back more than a century. Just over 10% of the country’s arable land (79,000 hectares) is devoted to sugarcane. To be sure, sugar is big business here. You might think that sugar’s significance in El Salvador would make rum important here too. That thought, however, would be wrong. Rum has never been a thing in El Salvador. At least not until Ciuhatán Rum came along. Founded in 2004, Licorera Ciuhatán is El Salvador’s first and only rum producer. How rum never caught-on in sugar-rich El Salva...

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