A clear cane aguardiente distilled in the colonial mining town of Yuscarán in El Paraíso, using cane grown in the surrounding valleys. It is drunk neat in shots and is the country’s best-known spirit.
It is a licensed distillery’s product, and distilling spirits without a licence is a criminal offence.
What goes into it
- sugarcane juice or panela
- yeast
- water
How it is made
Cane juice is fermented for several days and then distilled, filtered and diluted to bottling strength without ageing. The distillery sits in the old mining town and draws its cane from the valleys around it.
How long it takes: days to ferment; no ageing
How it is eaten
Neat in shots, with lime, or mixed with fruit juice.
History
Distilled in the colonial mining town of Yuscarán in El Paraíso, using cane grown in the surrounding valleys.
Frequently asked questions
What is Yuscarán?
Yuscarán is a wine & spirit from Honduras: clear cane aguardiente drunk neat in shots. Distilled in the colonial mining town of Yuscarán in El Paraíso, using cane grown in the surrounding valleys.
How is Yuscarán made?
Cane juice is fermented for several days and then distilled, filtered and diluted to bottling strength without ageing. The distillery sits in the old mining town and draws its cane from the valleys around it. It takes days to ferment; no ageing.
Can I make Yuscarán at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is a licensed distillery’s product, and distilling spirits without a licence is a criminal offence.
What goes into Yuscarán?
Sugarcane juice or panela, yeast, water.
How is Yuscarán eaten?
Neat in shots, with lime, or mixed with fruit juice.
