Destilado de Agave, Mexicano

• Destilado de agave produced in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, and bottled under the In Situ label, Mezcasiarca (NOM EM-012-SC)
• Maestro Mezcalero Israel Perez
• Distilled from 100% Mexicano (A. rhodacantha)
• Cooked in a traditional earthen oven
• Milled using a stone tahona
• Fermented in open-air wooden vats (tinas) made of oak
• Distilled twice in a copper still
• Aromas of gardenia, frangipani, pineapple skin, pear, fresh basil, maple, and a touch of hinoki; the palate offers milk chocolate, marzipan, a hint of tropical fruit, finishing with stone, salt, and custard
• 150 liters produced
• 51% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

A truly epic example of Agave rhodacantha, which moves gracefully from floral to fruity notes before settling into a sustained savory profile flooded with basil, wood, and salt. Intended as a tribute, this mezcal evokes the altar of Doña Rosa (Israel’s mother, rest in peace), with the fragility of white flowers and the light of the veladora candles playing in tension with the depth and complexity of faith. 

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