Comunidad #1 Bramaderos Tasting Notes

Comunidad Alberto Ortiz aka “Don Beto” tastes one of his mezcals. Don Beto is the maestro mezcalero who made the mezcal batch sold as Comunidad release #1 Bramaderos, a mezcla of agaves grown in and around the small town of Bramaderos outside of Miahuatlan.

Details

Location: Bramaderos, Oaxaca
Agave: Barril, Bichuishe, Coyote, Madrecuishe, Mexicano, and Espadín / A. karwinskii, A. angustifolia haw, A. rhodacantha
Maestro Mezcalero: Alberto Ortiz “Don Beto”
Quantity: 731 bottles
Vintage: Distilled October 4, 2017
ABV: 48%
Tasting keywords: Brine, camomile, honey.
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Nose

A sweet Sicilian breeze: Salt brine, camomile, and honey.

Taste

Opens with sharp vegetal cuts, mix of edible flowers and fresh arugula, and evolves into a measured sensation that revels in a balanced body filagreed with a touch of granite freshness, fresh cut jalapeño, camomile tisane, and sea salt.

Production Details

Agave sources: Wild Barril, Bicuishe, Coyote, Madrecuishe, and Mexicano. And, cultivated Espadín.
Roast: Agaves roasted underground in conical oven.
Crush: Hand crushed with mazos (mallets).
Fermentation: Ambient yeasts in open wooden tinas.
Distillation: Double distilled in copper pot still.

Comunidad Onofre Ortiz is Don Beto’s son. Don Beto is the maestro mezcalero who produced Comunidad release #1 “Bramaderos.”

Background Notes

This is a classic Miahuatlan style mezcal full of all those vegetal flavors that come from the Karwinskii family balanced by the sweetness of the Mexican and Espadín. Bramaderos is a small community just outside of Miahuatlan and the first expression in a new brand called Comunidad imported by Craft Distillers who have a long history in mezcal.