Convite Espadín Madrecuixe Tasting Notes

Details

• Location:  San Baltazar Guelavila, Oaxaca
• Agave: Espadín and Madrecuixe / A. angustifolia haw. and A. karwinskii
• Maestro Mezcaleros: Cosme and Daniel Hernández Martínez
• ABV: 42%
• Tasting keywords: Ripe pineapple, peanut brittle.
• NOM: O231X
• NOM 70 Classification: Mezcal Artesanal
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Nose

Huge bouquet of ripe mango, fresh cut mint.

Taste

Rich and round flavor of ripe pineapple and custard fruit. There is also a bit of peanut butter brittle and residual smokiness.

Production Details

• Agave sources: Wild madrecuishe. Caponed. 13 year maturation.
• Roast: Conical stone oven.
• Crush: Horse pulled tahona.
• Fermentation: Wild fermentation in oak tinas.
• Distillation: Double distilled in a copper pot still.
• Rest: Six months.

Background Notes

Convite has been around for quite some time. It is a Oaxacan owned brand with offices right in the centro just steps from Gozobi where it’s the house mezcal. Convite’s bottle design really jumps out because it’s squat and round which was designed to evoke the black clay containers where mezcal was traditionally stored. It’s easy to miss but every bottle has a wrap around illustration which depicts the story of the mezcal from the agaves growing in the fields, through the mezcalero making the mezcal and onto celebratory figures and the bars in NYC. If you look closely, there is even a tribute to the twin towers tucked into the far right corner.