Aqara Agave de Los Andes Rito (75cl, 47%)

A wild Andean agave spirit from Caraz in the Ancash region of the Peruvian Andes. It is made from an ensamble of Agave americana expansa Gentry and Agave cordillerensis, harvested at around ten years, with piñas cooked for three to four days in ancient clay ovens fired with eucalyptus wood. After double distillation in copper pots, it rests for three months before bottling. On the nose there are earthy, smoked baked vegetables, jerky and mountain aromas. The palate is sweet, with light dry mud, smoky notes and earthy salt, unctuous and long, with guava, lemon verbena and liquorice.