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After the new distillery acquisition, in 1994, we have boosted our annual alcohol production capacity to 40 million liters and our
storage capacity to 6 million liters. We export part of our production. Analysis of our alcohols:
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Rectified Alcohol |
Distilled Alcohol |
Alcoholic strength |
96.3ºGL |
95.8ºGL |
Dry extract |
< 2.0 ppm |
< 3.0 ppm |
Total acidity |
< 2.0 ppm |
< 2.0 ppm |
Acetaldehyde |
< 3.0 ppm |
< 3.0 ppm |
Diacetyl |
< 0.5 ppm |
< 0.5 ppm |
Methanol |
< 20.0 ppm |
< 25.0 ppm |
Esters |
< 1.0 ppm |
< 3.0 ppm |
Higher alcohols |
Absent |
< 1.0 ppm |
Furfural |
Absent |
Absent |
Permanganate time at 15º C |
40 minutes |
40 minutes |
Aspect |
Clear and colorless, both before and after dilution in distilled water. |
Clear and colorless, both before and after dilution in distilled water. |
Odor |
Neutral |
Neutral |
UV Absorbance - 220nm |
< 0.25 |
< 0.30 |
UV Absorbance - 230nm |
< 0.16 |
< 0.18 |
UV Absorbance - 240nm |
< 0.06 |
< 0.08 |
UV Absorbance - 270nm |
< 0.02 |
< 0.02 |
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Aguardiente (sugarcane brandy) |
Alcoholic strength |
79.5ºGL |
Acetaldehyde |
< 20 ppm |
Methanol |
< 80 ppm |
Acetone |
< 10 ppm |
Ethyl formate |
< 50 ppm |
Ethyl acetate |
< 100 ppm |
Propanol |
< 850 ppm |
Sec-Butanol |
< 4 ppm. |
Iso-Butanol |
< 450 ppm |
Active Amyl |
< 150 ppm |
Iso-Amyl |
< 900 ppm |
Acetal |
< 30 ppm |
Total congeners |
< 2000 ppm |
Available forms of transport:
Terrestrial (Only E.U) |
- Cistern Trucks 30.000 liters capacity
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Maritime |
- Container-cistern 30.000 liters
- Container-tank with capacity for 21.500 liters, filled inside with plastic recipients
- Ship tanks. This form becomes profitable for quantities greater than 600 Tons (744.232 liters)
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