Destilado de Agave Verde (Silvestre Ramirez) 'Nuevo Leon'

• Destilado de Agave produced in Aramberri, Nuevo Leon
• Maestro Mezcalero Silvestre Ramirez
• 100% Verde (Agave gentryi ullrich)
• Cooked in a traditional earthen pit oven Aramberri, Nuevo Leon
• Milled by hand using wooden mazo(mallet) and extracted by squeezing with torniquet
• Fermented without fibers in pine wood tanks, with 60% pulque (and no water)
• Distilled twice in a hybrid copper & stainless steel pot still
• Sweet, savory, and lactic; heavy cream, buttered mushroom, caramelized onion—all together, reminiscent of a mushroom tart—with waves of cantaloupe and prosciutto, red bell pepper a la plancha, burnt orange zest, and candy corn. A real treat!
• 130 liters produced in February 2022
• 53% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

From the second maestro of the distinct region of Nuevo Leon to have agave distillates represented in the US, this bottling confirms a unique and notorious method to be a regional style: replacing all the water in fermentation with pulque. This example features approximately 60% pulque made from A. americana in fermentation, coupled with 40% of a local variety, known simply as Verde (the rare and tiny A. gentryi). The Verde agave is broken down by hand using wooden mallets, then the milled fibers are wrung out, like a wet towel, using a hammock-sized torniquet, extracting only the juices to be fermented. The combination of juice and pulque is distilled twice in a hybrid copper & stainless steel pot still. 

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