Coconut Cartel Añejo Rum

About Coconut Cartel Añejo Rum Coconut Cartel started in 2012 when the Zig siblings smuggled 300 coconuts in a suitcase from an island off the coast of Central America to the shores of Miami Beach. Every week, they would fly up with a load of fresh coconuts and sell them to bars that would then spike them with rum to make a boozy coconut cocktail. In 2018, inspired by their best selling cocktail, the Zigs launched Coconut Cartel Añejo Rum, a blend of single-origin Guatemalan añejo rum aged in new, charred American white oak barrels for 4 to 12 years, and cut to 80 proof with freshly harvested coconut water. The Zigs work hand-in-hand with local farmers to harvest young coconuts at the perfect maturity 48 hours prior to blending with our añejo rum. The result is a one-of-a-kind and luscious sipping rum with subtle tropical aromas, umami and a touch of saltiness from the coconut water. Coconut Cartel Añejo Rum is not sweet, and not “coconut-flavored”, as one might think. It is a rich