Mezcal Vago Elote (75cl, 49.9%)

Mezcal Vago Elote is a joven mezcal artesanal from Candelaria Yegolé, Oaxaca, Mexico, made by Temo and Mateo García, sons of Vago co-founder Aquilino García López. It is a 100% espadín mezcal, triple-distilled, with toasted heirloom corn kernels added between the second and third distillations at the family palenque. The method is a pechuga-style twist: after standard double distillation, roasted corn kernels from the family farm go into the still for a third pass. The result softens espadín's edges into caramelised corn, roasted nuts and honeycomb with light smokiness. It is creamy, softly sweet and corn-kissed, and unaged, bottled after distillation.