Destilado de Agave, Verde Mexicano, 'Victor Ramos'

• Destilado de Agave produced in Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
• Maestro Mezcalero Victor Ramos
• 100% Verde Mexicano (A. karwinskii)
• Coked in a conical earthen pit oven
• Crushed using a traditional stone tahona mill
• Fermented in open air cypress vats (tinas)
• Distilled once using a traditional copper pot still with condenser (refrescadera)
• Wildly aromatic with bold notes of eucalyptus, poached red apple, hard cherry candy, and an array of stone fruits before a waxy palate of French milled soap, nopal and aloe, chocolate powder, and green apple gummies
• Distilled in in May 2022; 140 liters produced
• 50.1% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

At times, the subspecies and regional variations of agave plants seem to be endless; while there are many names for Agave rhodacantha (and you could be forgiven for assuming this is one more), it is, in fact, an example of the even more variated Agave karwinskii (similar to Madrecuixe, Cirial, Barril, and many more…). However, this delightful fruit bomb seems to mostly avoid the dried herbs and legume quilaities one typically associates with the species, making this batch a curveball in more ways than one! Despite confounding expectations, it’s easily one of the most delicious and generous mezcales we’ve tasted in a while from the legendary and prolific Tío Victor Ramos—a gem to return to repeatedly as it opens and breathes over the coming months!

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