Mezcal Azul

• Mezcal produced in Candelaria Yegolé, Zoquitlán, Oaxaca
• Maestro Mezcalero Vicente Sánchez Parada
• Produced from 100% Azul (A. tequilana)
• Cooked in a conical underground oven
• Milled using traditional horse-drawn stone tahona mill
• Fermented 5–8 days in open air pine & cypress vats (tinas)
• Distilled twice using traditional copper pot stills
• Produced in 2022; rested 6 months in glass
• Burnt sugar, milk chocolate, hazelnut, tobacco leaf, wet earth, subtle menthol, roasted parsnips, butterscotch, candied yam, papaya
• 878 bottles produced
• 52.7% ABV

Another gem from the Rey Campero boys! This batch shows the family’s trademark earthy heft but with a pronounced sweetness (caramel, milk chocolate, etc.) that manages to coast across the surface of the mezcal’s profile, like a windsurfer riding across the waves. This one will be a bottle to savor for a few years as it evolves.

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