Espiritu Lauro Agaves Silvestres Tepeztate (75cl, 50%)

A mezcal artesanal made from 100% wild Tepeztate (Agave marmorata), foraged in Oaxaca. The plants can be around 30 years old at harvest. Production involves pit-roasting, tahona-crushing, open-air fermentation with wild yeast and a single copper-pot distillation, with no pesticides or additives. It is an unaged joven mezcal, bottled at around 50% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The palenque is at San Agustín Amatengo, Oaxaca, operated by Espíritu Corsa and established in 2010, with NOM 0138X. The expected character is wild and floral, aromatic and intense, with depth from decades-old agave and traditional pit-roasting. At around 50% ABV it drinks with presence but not heat.