Brand
Canaïma
Canaïma is an Amazon-inspired gin produced for the international market and made at the facilities of Destilerías Unidas S.A. (DUSA) in Venezuela. It is characterized by the use of selected Amazonian botanicals and a small-batch production process.
- La Miel · Lara · Venezuela
- 1 product
The story
The Canaïma brand is produced at the facilities of Destilerías Unidas S.A. (DUSA), a Venezuelan company with industrial origins dating back to 1959. The gin project originated from the search for characteristic Amazonian botanicals and extracts and from the desire to combine local tradition with artisanal distillation techniques within DUSA's production capacity.
Production philosophy
Canaïma aims to highlight Amazonian botanicals gathered in collaboration with local communities, combining exotic ingredients and traditional gin botanicals to create a distinctive aromatic profile. The brand also states a social and environmental commitment, allocating part of sales to projects for indigenous communities and Amazon reforestation.
Territory
Produced with botanicals harvested in the Amazon and distilled in the state of Lara, Venezuela (DUSA facilities in La Miel).
Production method
According to the producer, the botanicals are macerated individually in neutral agricultural alcohol and then distilled separately in copper pot stills in small batches. The individual distillates are then blended to obtain the final gin profile.
Distillation
Individual maceration of botanicals in neutral alcohol, separate distillation in copper pot stills in small batches, and subsequent blending of the distillates.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- La Miel
- Categories
- gin
- Amazonian gin
- small batch gin
- Venezuelan gin
- Raw materials
- neutral agricultural alcohol (neutral grain alcohol)
- Amazonian botanicals and fruits (e.g. merey, açaí, uva de palma, túpiro, seje, copoazú)
- Representative products
- Canaïma Gin 70 cl (70cl, 47% ABV)
What makes it distinctive
- Produced at Destilerías Unidas S.A. (DUSA) in the state of Lara, Venezuela.
- Recipe combining Amazonian botanicals gathered with the involvement of local communities and traditional gin botanicals.
- Small-batch production process with individual maceration and separate distillation of botanicals in copper pot stills.
- Declared commitment to support indigenous communities and Amazon reforestation (part of sales allocated to NGOs).
