What is levadura?
Levadura is the Spanish word for yeast. Of all the many steps in mezcal production, fermentation has one of the biggest influences on flavor–in fact, this stage is responsible for the majority of mezcal’s flavor compounds. So yeast is a big deal in the mezcal world and we explain why.
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Tasting Notes
Learn more about flavors, aromas, types of agave, and production methods for agave spirits and sotol.
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