Derrumbes Durango Mezcal (75cl)

A mezcal joven artesanal from Nombre de Dios, Durango, made from 100% wild Cenizo agave. Maestro mezcalero Uriel Simental roasts the agave in earthen pit ovens with black oak, hand-crushes it by ax and mallet, ferments it wild in underground wood-and-clay vats and double-distills it in a 400L wood-and-copper alembic. It is far less smoky than typical mezcal. The nose is tropical, citrus and mineral; the palate brings tamarind, mandarin, smoked pine needle and sweet dark fruit like chocolate-covered cherries, with wood ash, agave pepperiness and dry minerality.