Destilado de Agave, Ensamble, Lechuguilla/Chawi

• Destilado de Agave produced in Yierbaniz, Batopilas, Chihuahua
• Maestro Destilador Dolores González
• Produced from 60% Lechuguilla (A. shrevei) and 40% Chawi (A. multifilifera)
• Cooked using Encino oak in a conical earthen oven covered with pine needle duff
• Milled by hand using ax and wooden mallet
• Fermented in stone & clay basin using spring water
• Distilled twice, using a unique hybrid still called a tren, made of copper, steel, and Encino oak
• Wildly diverse profile; lactic notes of yogurt, sweet cream, and parmesan rind play against lemon zest, vanilla bean, and a cornucopia of fruity red vibes—from hibiscus hips to strawberry candy, Red Zinger tea, and fresh tobacco leaf; a vegetal underpinning of cedar and quinine lend weight to the finish after an otherwise lean and cool minerality
• Distilled in October 2023; 160 liters produced
• 47.5% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

Another hyper-rare curio, this unusual ensamble from maestro Dolores González combines his signature Agave shrevei with Agave multifilifera—a species typically used as a decorative succulent, small in size and featuring a dense cluster of narrow leaves (pencas) with cream-colored edges and a thin webbing of marginal threads, like someone was building a nest of white hairs in the plant’s heart, earning it nicknames like “Starshine” and “Silly String” among American gardeners.

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