Mezcalero Sp Bottling Mezcl #5

Description

Mezcals are spirits distilled from the agave plant. Tequila is a mezcal, but tequila producers remove the agave solids before they distill. Tequila distillers put just the fermented juice into their stills, but artisan mezcal distillers include the fermented agave solids, so that well-made artisan mezcals from Oaxaca are richer and more complex than tequila.

Alcohol percentage: 47

Tasting Notes

An ensamble distilled by Don Rubn Solis Lozano of wild cenizo and 60% espadn in upland Durango. The wood-roasted agaves were crushed by hand and fermented in a wood-covered underground pit. The tiny cenizo is notoriously difficult to distill. Beautifully balanced.