Mezcal Cirial

• Mezcal produced in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
• Maestra Mezcalera Margarita Blas & Carlos Mendez Blas
• Distilled from 100% Cirial (Agave karwinskii)
• Cooked in conical earthen ovens
• Milled using a stone tahona
• Fermented in wooden vats called tinas
• Distilled twice using copper pot stills
• A contemplative journey from bold fruit to dry heat with a deep earthy finish
• 47% ABV

Physically imposing and rare to find in cultivation around Oaxaca, Cirial is one of the largest of the Agave karwinskii subspecies. Carlos and Margarita produce a particularly balanced and subtly nuanced example, walking a tightrope between delicate fruits, earthy smoke, dried herbs, and tea leaves.

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