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AGAVE MEZCAL

MEZCAL DE LEYENDAS MEXICO, OAXACA Offering a collection of artisanal mezcales from different states from the Denomination of Origin of Mezcal. Mezcal de Leyendas Cuixe Oaxaca 2018 92PF / 750ML An ultra-premium and incredibly rare mezcal. Harvesting Cuixe agave is extremely difficult and takes 12-15 years to grow to maturity. Since it takes so long to ripen, and harvesting only happens for three months out of the year, production of this mezcal is all the more unique and limited. Mezcal de Leyendas Puebla 96PF / 750ML Sustainable harvested agave from northern valleys of Puebla. This agave potatorum, commonly known as Tobalá is called Cenizo in Puebla. This is the largest field of sustainably cultivated maguey tobalá in Mexico, thanks to the vision of the Alva family. Mezcal de Leyendas San Luis Potosi 84PF / 750ML In this rocky arid land, few agaves grow as well as the salmiana. Known as Verde, this wild agave from the San Luis Potosi central plateau has one of the most unique flavor profiles of any agave. MINA REAL MEXICO, OAXACA Mezcal Mina Real is an ecologically sustainable mezcal made with agave slowly cooked in a brick kiln without the consumption of firewood. Mina Real Mezcal Blanco 92PF / 750ML Modern and historical techniques are used, the agave honeys for Mina Real are fermented intact with their crushed agave piña fibers, followed by double distillation in copper alembic stills for earthiness and character. 92pts GOLD “EXCEPTIONAL” BTI ‘13 Mina Real Mezcal Reposado 84PF / 750ML Mina Real Mezcal Reposado is distilled from 100% agave Espadín. Real de Minas Distillery steam-roasts the agave, saving wood and keeping the piñas (hearts) un-charred. It’s twice distilled in ceramic pot stills and ages in used American white oak casks for an undisclosed time. PALOMO MEXICO, SANTIAGO MATATLAN, NOM-O20X The Palomo Mezcal brand is from Del Buen Agave, a collective of producers in the “Mezcal Capital of the World,” Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. They have been working together since 1930, and became an official Cooperative Society in 2006. Mezcal Palomo was launched in 2013 with plans for wider national and international distribution. Palomo Espadin Mezcal 92PF / 1.0L Palomo Espadin is made with agave Espadin that took 9 years to reach maturity. This agave is traditionally cooked in an underground pit oven, milled by horse-drawn tahona, and double distilled in a copper still. Aromas and flavors of smoked agave with touches of citrus on the palate.

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