Each bottle features a Mayan sheath covered with detailed patterns. Tenango’s launch will also serve to empower local communities in preserving their traditional artwork. “It’s 100 years later, but I still have a little piece of what my great-grandma started.” Sofia Deleon with a bottle of her new Guatemalan rum, Tenango, outside her restaurant El Merkury in Center City, Philadelphia. After three years, the spirit will be available in Philadelphia. In 2020 she approached the family running the distillery, Licores de Guatemala, in hopes of setting up a partnership – a bitter sweet moment for Deleon considering this was the same family that accepted the distillery from Ubico in the 1930’s. Generations later, Deleon wanted to pick up the baton that was taken away from her great-great grandmother. He was finally ousted after nationwide protests forced him to resign on July 1, 1944, after which he fled to New Orleans. Ubico fancied himself “another Napoleon” here and pushed the country into turmoil. In the 1930’s, the country’s dictator Jorge Ubico took the distillery away, Deleon was told, and gave it to his political allies as spoils. In the 1920’s Maritza Andrea Gramajo, Deleon’s great-great grandmother, opened what would become one of Guatemala’s largest and longest running rum distilleries. When she first arrived in the United States to go to college, she noticed rum was “an under-appreciated spirit,” completely different from the perception she had growing up. Just as Deleon envisions El Merkury as a way to change people’s expectations about Central American cuisine, she has the same hopes for Tenango. “I just wanted to showcase Guatemala and Central America as a whole in a more positive light,” she said. Its specialty is Guatemalan street foods, such as soft pupusas, crispy tostadas, and cinnamon and sugar coated churros. It can also be used to elevate a rum cocktail (without that sugary hangover) with notes of chocolate, butterscotch, and almond.ĭeleon is known to Philadelphians via her fast casual restaurant, El Merkury, which opened in 2018 in Rittenhouse Square, before expanding to a stand inside Reading Terminal Market. It is meant to be enjoyed by itself, Deleon said, or on the rocks. will be distributed throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey later this month. If you liked this post, and want more, you can subscribe to be on our mailing list here, and make sure to get your free Cupcake Toppers Printables for Every Occasion.įeeling social? Follow ChicaCircle on Facebook or Twitter, and follow me on Pinterest or Instagram.Tenango, a dark rum made with Guatemalan sugarcane that’s aged for six years in American oak barrels. My daughter made one for me to hang on my keychain. You can hang these on colored band bracelets, necklaces, on a zipper. Intermediate Level – 15 bands needed / only crochet hook neededĪdvanced Level – 37 bands needed / 2 different colorsĪdvanced Level – 54 bands needed / 4-5 different colorsĤ black bands for pencil tip, 12 white, 21 yellow, 7 black, gray or silver, 10 pink Intermediate Level – 50 bands needed / 2 different colorsġ6 black bands and 34 of another color (yellow shown above) They look great hanging from a bracelet, or stick a pencil in the middle for a fun pencil topper charm.Įasy Level – 40 bands needed / 3 different colorsĢ8 of popsicle color of choice, 7 white, and 5 black or brown for popsicle stick You can make them in so many different color combos. The only one that is different is the mini cross charm which only requires the bands and a crochet hook.Įasy Level – 20 bands needed / 3 different colorsħ bands for the outer petals, 6 for the middle ring, and 7 for the inner ring All of them require colored bands, a weaving loom, and a crochet hook. I’ll start with the easiest, then intermediate, and finish with the advanced level charms. She likes to know ahead of time how many bands it will take ahead of time before attempting one. I have found that they are almost like recipes. I’ve consulted my Rainbow Loom weaving expert (my daughter) for each of them, and together we have rated them and broken them down into how many bands are needed for each. Here are 7 fun Rainbow Loom Charm ideas for kids to make. Lately, she is hooked (no pun intended) on making charms with her loom. Honestly, I had no idea how versatile this one little plastic loom was. Her favorite ones usually come from Made by Mommy or The Parenting Channel. There are a plethora of video tutorials out there, some better than others. Her Rainbow Loom Organizer goes everywhere! She finishes her homework as soon as possible so that she can look up another Rainbow Loom tutorial video and try making a new design. My tween has brought her obsession with her Rainbow Loom to a new level.
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