Creador Barril Tasting Notes

Details

• Location:  San Bernardo Mixtepec, Oaxaca
• Agave: Barril / Agave karwinskii
• Maestro Palenquero: José Alberto Pablo
• Quantity: 100 liters / 133 bottles
• Vintage: February 2021
• Batch: JABA0422
• ABV: 48.2%
• Tasting keywords: Sandalwood, vanilla, honey.
• NOM: NA uncertified agave spirit.
• Available in Texas.

Nose

Rich and warm sandalwood and vanilla with a fruity background.

Taste

This is an example of just how different Karwinskiis can be. It is lean and reedy but also honeyed and creamy with highlights of vanilla and clove.

Production Details

• Agave sources: Wild harvested from Sola de Vega.
• Roast: Roast: Roasted underground for 3-5 days in river rock lined ovens.
• Crush: Hand mashed with mallets (mazos) in a hollowed out tree trunk (canoa).
• Fermentation: Fermented for 3-5 days in half-buried 90 liter clay pots.
• Distillation: Twice distilled in 60 liter clay pots.

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