Details
- Location: Guerrero
- Agave: Cupreata
- Maestro: Artemio García
- Abv: 50%
- Tasting keywords: fresh, mineral, blood orange
Nose
Clay, minerals, and everything earthy is the aromatic first wave from this tasty mezcal. Supporting notes skew more toward fruits and herbs than smoky, keeping it light and fresh.
Taste
In the mouth the flavors are darker and more robust, showing chocolate and roasted roots, both sweet and deliciously bitter, like beets and dandelion. Blood orange freshness and depth combine with undertones of fresh garden sage and thyme. Dangerously easy to sip.
Method/Background
100% Cupreata, this mezcal was made by Artemio García from ‘capon’ agaves. Typically once the quiote (the flowering stalk of the plant that indicates maturity) is cut, the plant can be harvested for mezcal. Letting the plant stay in the ground after the quiote is cut is called capon. The agaves for this batch were left to acquire more sugar and complexity for three years, which is a long time for capon agaves. This practice results in ripe caramelized flavors. In addition to the extended aging in the fields, this mezcal was aged 25-28 months in glass.
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