El Amparo

El Amparo is a pure single rum from Ecuador, produced in Jipijapa, Manabí, from a variety of sugar cane commonly called Cubana Negra. 'Amparo' means 'shelter' in English. The name was coined by Gonzalo Almanzor Zorrilla Toala, the maternal grandfather of Carlos, the current owner of the distillery.

Fermentation starts naturally and takes place with indigenous yeasts in vats of between 1 000 and 3 000 litres. It lasts between 5 and 7 days, depending on the sugar concentration at the time of harvest. Distillation is carried out in a 500 litre copper still, which consists of a small pot with a short external column.

After one pass, the distillate leaves the still at 60 % alcohol. It is then bottled at this alcoholic strength. This bottle was created to celebrate the 60 years of experience of three generations of Zorills.

We recommend serving it chilled on its own as an aperitif before a meal or in a variety of mixed drinks.

Colour: clear
Nose: banana, grass, lemon zest, paprika, gentian, corn bread
Taste: pineapple, geranium flower, coriander, olive oil, soil
Finish: long, cedar wood, camphor, ginseng, spices, honey