El Buho Pulquero tasting notes

Details

• Location: Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca
• Agave: Pulquero (Americana)
• Maestro: Octavio Jimenez Monterroza
• Abv: 48%
• Tasting keywords: mineral, orange zest, earthy 
• NOM: 0110X

Nose

Somewhat subtle aromas of minerals and orange zest and clean and earthy. 

Taste 

In the mouth the flavors are bold and bright with more citrus zest, chalky minerals, cacao nib, and spices like nutmeg and mace. The finish is long and pleasantly earthy, reminiscent of tomato leaf and coriander seeds. 

Method/Background 

Produced traditionally with in-ground stone horno, wild open air fermentation, tahona, and copper pot distillation at the family palenque in Santiago Matatlan. Agaves were sourced from San Pablo Guila. These agaves are traditionally used to make pulque, the ancestral fermented beverage, and typically need 15-20 years to mature. This batch of 383 liters from October 2017 was aged in plastic for 7 months after distillation.