Scorpion Mezcal Reposado (75cl, 40%)

A reposado mezcal from San Agustin de las Juntas, Oaxaca, Mexico, made from 100% Espadin agave (Agave angustifolia). The agave is steam-cooked in autoclaves, milled, naturally fermented in open vats and double-distilled, first in stainless steel and then refined in copper pot stills, before resting 6 to 12 months in French oak barrels and being bottled by hand. A real scorpion sits at the bottom of every bottle, the house signature since its founding by Douglas French. The aroma is of lanolin and honey; the palate brings honey, grassy herbs, flax, caramel, salt and light spice; the finish shows oak and honey.