Koch Barril Mezcal (47%)

A mezcal from Oaxaca, Mexico, made by family mezcaleros from San Baltazar Guelavila. This organic mezcal uses 12-year-old Barril agaves and follows ancestral methods, including underground cooking of the pinas. A horse-drawn stone crushes the agave, pine-wood vats are used for fermentation, water comes from the local river and the still has a 300-litre capacity. Koch values fairness and environmental respect, has replanted over 30,000 agaves and optimises resource use. After two distillations it is bottled at 47% vol. It offers herbaceous notes, lime and banana, with a long finish marked by a pine-cone essence.