La Jicarita Tepeztate Tasting Notes
Details Agave Location: Santa Maria Zoquitlan, OaxacaPalenque Location: Santiago Matatlan, OaxacaAgave: Wild Tepextate / A. marmorataMaestro Mezcalero: Celso Martínez LópezQuantity: 300 liters / 400 bottlesABV: 46%Tasting keywords: Grape, pine, sageNOM: O349XBuy it today - Allocated to California. Nose Ethereal notes of rich roasted
A Mezcal Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to the Mezcalistas 2020 Gift Guide. Yes, yes, we know that this is a consumerist free-for-all, that the true meaning of the holidays has been hopelessly perverted, and that one of us (Max) has opted out of the whole
Building a home mezcal bar
We're eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic so we thought better late than never to create a what you need to know and do when setting up your home mezcal bar. With winter coming, and no end in sight for
Mezcal Carreño Tobasiche Tasting Notes
Details Location: San Dionisio Ocotlán, OaxacaAgave: Tobasiche / A. karwinskiiMaestro Mezcalero:ABV: 45%Tasting keywords: Menthol, mint. Nose A real contradiction, there's a touch of anise but also a touch of grape soda Taste It's a mouthful of menthol and mint flavors that resolve into a sparkling sensation
Mezcal Carreño Tobalá Tasting Notes
Details Location: San Dionisio Ocotlán, OaxacaAgave: Tobalá / A. potatorumMaestro Mezcalero:ABV: 46%Tasting keywords: Disco sparkle Nose Very light with a touch of salt spray and sage. Taste It opens very gradually with a touch of cinnamon and then a sparkling sensation takes over to make
Mezcal Carreño Espadín Tasting Notes
Details Location: San Dionisio Ocotlán, OaxacaAgave: Espadín / A. angustifolia haw.Maestro Mezcalero:ABV: 46%Tasting keywords: Roast agave Nose The Carreño Espadín comes at you like a straightforward espadín full of aromas of roasted agave sugars. Taste Just like the nose this is a real straightforward espadín with
Mezcal Carreño: From Mezcal to Rum to Wine and Back to Mezcal
When Lorena Carreño was growing up on her family’s San Dionisio Ocotlán hacienda she remembers some agaves on the property, but mostly she remembers sugar cane fields. While her grandfather and elder generations grew agaves and made mezcal, Carreño is
Mazot Uvalama Tasting Notes
Details Agave: Bacanora / A. angustifolia haw.Bacanorero: Manuel Chacon Sr. and Sinohe Chacon EzrreABV: 45%Tasting keywords: Clay, sugar cane, eucalyptus.Buy it today Nose A very restrained touch of blue berry. Taste It’s as if the idea of a plum is suspended in this Bacanora without fully
Mazot Blanco Tasting Notes
Details Agave: Bacanora / A. angustifolia haw.Bacanorero: Manuel Chacon Sr. and Sinohe Chacon EzrreABV: 47%Tasting keywords: Clay, sugar cane, eucalyptusBuy it today Nose There’s a rich earthiness to it with a bit of brine on top of a rich sugar cane backbone. Taste This is a
Mazot Palmilla Tasting Notes
Details Sotol: Dasylirion wheeleriBacanorero: Manuel Chacon Sr. and Sinohe Chacon EzrreABV: 47%Tasting keywords: Granite, salt, eucalyptus.Lot: Summer 2019Buy it now Nose An incredible olfactory experience. There’s sugar cane, orange blossoms, and sea salt and even a touch of that Orangina soda note. Taste Very restrained after