Ambar Whiskey de Maiz

• Heirloom corn whiskey produced in Cuicatlán, Oaxaca
• Fifth-generation Maestro Destilador Alex Krassel
• Made from 100% local heirloom blue corn, 50% malted (on site) and 50% unmalted
• The malted and unmalted corn are naturally fermented in separate wooden tanks made from local pine
• Each mash is separately distilled twice in an alembic copper pot still
• Distillates are blended before entering barrel
• Aged for a minimum 3 years in refill bourbon barrels
• Aromas of esquites in crema, fresh corn husk, and orange flower water introduce a palate of ripe corn kernels sautéed in butter with accents of corn silk and a hint of violets and bitter greens on the finish. Exceptional.
• Non-chill filtered; 40% ABV

This elegant distillate captures the full flush of ripe ancestral blue corn grown on the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, highlighting the complexity and verve inherent to crops grown with respect to seasonality and biodiversity.

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