Destilado de Agave Madrecuixe 'Oaxaca'

• Destilado de Agave produced in Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
• Maestro Vinatero Sosimo Jarquin
• 100% Madrecuixe (Agave karwinskii)
• Cooked in a conical underground oven
• Milled by hand using wooden mallet
• Naturally fermented in open-air wooden tanks (tinas)
• Distilled once using a copper pot still with refrescadera condenser
• The nose is a sundae bowl of peanut shells, cacao, and underripe banana. The palate is dense yet tropical, full of guava, wild cherry, more cacao, and wet slate. A stunner from one of the region’s best.
• 49.5% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

Sosimo Jarquin is rapidly becoming a sought-after name in Oaxacan mezcal, yet he works alone and produces a truly tiny amount of mezcal annually—working one harvest and just one oven load—in a process that lasts from September to April. Taking roughly 9–12 years to reach maturity, this regional example of Madrecuixe (A. karwinskii) is a clone-only subspecies, high in woody fiber and often yielding distinct notes of peanut shells, green banana, cacao, and petrichor with tropical highlights distinct to the Miahuatlán region. Pairing just as delightfully with dessert as pad thai, this batch drinks beautifully now and has tremendous aging potential for years to come.

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