Gracias a Dios Mezcal Espadín (75cl, 45%)

Gracias a Dios Mezcal Espadín is a 45% ABV joven mezcal made from 100% espadín agave, double-distilled in the family's own palenque in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. The agave is cultivated for eight years, roasted in a conical earth oven, fermented 10–12 days in pine-wood tubs and double-distilled in a copper alembic, then bottled unaged. The company was founded by Pablo Lopez, Enrique Jimenez, Xaime Niembro and maestro mezcalero Oscar Hernandez. In the glass it is clear, with lemon tree leaves and peels, lemongrass, herbaceous cooked agave, minerality, caramel and spice on the mid-palate, rich acidity and medium body, and a lingering finish with anise, ginger and caramel.