CA Spirits

Pajarote Grapefruit & Rosemary PJTGFRNVC / 750ml / $24.50

PAJAROTE MEXICO In 2015, La Princesa de Etzatlán and her brother Rubén Leyva undertook OMA Artisanal Delicacies, an artisanal beverages workshop. Here, they are patient and embrace the slow maceration processes for making liqueur, and the complexity of achieving the perfect blends of ingredients for the ponches.They reject stabilizers, dyes or artificial essences. Instead, they have learned that liqueurs naturally contain sediments, and this is not an imperfection, but a badge of honor. Pajarote Ponche Chocolate PJTPCHNVC / 750ml / $24.50 All natural from 100% cocoa. 30PF Pajarote Clove & Cardamom PJTCCMNVC / 750ml / $24.50 Clove combined with cardamom that explodes with a fine aftertaste. 44PF Pajarote Ginger PJTGGRNVC / 750ml / $24.50 This ginger liqueur took a full year’s worth of process to truly capture the spicy essence of its namesake root. The process begins with selection of the ginger root, macerated and then blended with piloncillo syrup. 44PF

In Jalisco, there are several wild grapefruit and orange varieties that when peeled reveal a lot of pith and the fruit itself has a very sour flavor. For these reasons, these fruits are typically discarded, and only few will use them to marinate meat or infuse in water. In the town of Arandas, Jalisco at the distillery where Siembra Azul Tequila is made, there is an orchard of these grapefruits that act as a natural fence to the distillery’s fermentation tanks. One day, David Suro, director of Siembra Spirits, told La Princesa of Etzatlan how he uses the dehydrated peels of the grapefruits for tasting Siembra Azul as a way to expand the sensory experience. This sparked the idea that together, they could create a liqueur that expresses this very sensory experience of botanicals offered in Arandas. 44PF Pajarote Ponche Guava PJTPGUNVC / 750ml / $24.50 This guava ponche highlights the naturally refreshing properties of the guava fruit. Sweetened with unrefined Mexican piloncillo. 44PF Pajarote Ponche Tamarindo PJTPDTNVC / 750ml / $24.50 Sweet yet equally sour Tamarindo (tamarind) is typically used in aguas frescas in Mexico. 30PF

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