Bruxo 2 Tasting Notes

Details

• Location:  San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
• Agave: Espadín 80% – Barril 20% / A. angustifolia – A. karwinskii
• Maestro Mezcalero: Herminio Coronado
• ABV: 46%
• Tasting keywords: Green peppercorn, caramel.
• NOM: TP200890
• NOM 70 Classification: Mezcal Artisanal
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Nose

Green peppercorn, touch of marzipan

Taste

This is all silky body as it coats your mouth with a touch of sparkle on the tail. It leaves you with a sated sensation and some roast agave and caramel.

Method / Background Notes

Roast: Underground conical oven with oak and pine wood.

Crush: Mechanical shredder.

Fermentation: Wild fermentation in sabino and pine vats.

Distillation: Double distilled in copper still.

The Bruxo 2 is classified as an abocado according to NOM 70 because Herminio Coronado infuses roasted agave after the second distillation. Bruxo calls this a “Joven- Abocado con Corazon de maguey” and attributes the slight yellow hue to this mezcal to that process.

Previously the Bruxo 2 was prominently labeled a “Pechuga de Maguey.” That label is still on the new bottles but in a smaller font while the “Abocado con Corazon de Maguey” receives more prominent billing. Pechuga generally means that something was suspended over the mash during distillation.