Nixta Licor de Elote (75cl, 30%)

A Mexican corn liqueur made from ancestral cacahuazintle maize, half roasted and half raw, nixtamalized using the Mesoamerican limewater technique at Destilería Abasolo in Jilotepec, Estado de México. The roasted and raw corn is macerated in unaged Abasolo distillate and blended with a piloncillo-sweetened base madre, distilled in copper pot stills at nearly 7,800 feet of elevation. The aromas are warm and grain-sweet, with roasted corn and toasted tortilla, caramelized piloncillo, and a whisper of vanilla and cinnamon. The texture is round and almost creamy, finishing with gentle earth and a clean, sweet-corn linger.