Don Amado Mezcal Tripon, Barril, & Bicuishe (75cl, 46%)

Don Amado Mezcal Tripon, Barril, & Bicuishe is a joven ensamble mezcal made from three varieties of Agave karwinskii: Tripon, Barril and Bicuishe. The agaves are grown at 4,800 feet in San Pablo Apostol, Oaxaca, and the mezcal is double distilled in ceramic clay pots in Santa Catarina Minas. It is unaged and bottled at 46% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The production uses an earthen roast for four days with guamuchil and mesquite, fermentation with bagazo in 1,400L pine vats, and double distillation in ceramic pot stills. The nose shows pastry-sweet aromas of wild honey, green apple peel, tart cider, pear and white grape over roast agave. The palate is bright and sweet with green herbs and overripe nectarine, and the finish is medium and smooth, with the herbal Karwinskii character carrying through.