Mezcal Amaras Espadín Joven (75cl, 41%)

An unaged mezcal made from 100% Espadín agave (Agave angustifolia) in San Juan del Río, Oaxaca, Mexico. The Laajsh Doob cooperative cooks the agave for five days in a conical stone oven, crushes it with an Egyptian mill, ferments it naturally in pine wood and double-distils it in small copper pot stills. Amaras was founded in 2010 by Santiago Suarez and Luis Niño de Rivera, and describes itself as the world's first carbon-neutral mezcal company, planting ten agaves for every one harvested. The nose brings bergamot citrus and cherry blossom, the palate sandalwood and ripe mango, and the finish is velvety and lightly salted, with cinnamon.