Aqara Agave De Los Andes Agreste 750ml Agave Spirit 45% Abv, Caraz - Peru; Eau De Vie
| Description: | Born and raised in Caraz, PerĂş, Marco Suarez Lara grew up seeing agave plants, known there as maguey, as unwanted guests, âgiant weeds, growing without permission.â But before globalization gave the region access to cheaper products, the Caral Civilization found maguey an essential tool for everyday life, crafting products from and consuming it since as far back as 5,000 years ago. 16th Century Mexican chronologist GutiĂŠrrez de Santa Clara said, âeverything that mother earth could provide to live and thrive as a human race, she put into this plant, from clothing. to eating and drinking and even for healing.â Through modernization, though, pre-Colombian traditions of maguey use have been slowly lost in Peruvian culture. It wasn't until a trip to Mexico in 1996 that Marco saw the agave as a treasured, sacred plant, recognizing its majesty after experiencing the exquisite distillates it produced. Until Marco brought AqarĂĄ to fruition twenty years later, the agaves of the Andean Mountains of PerĂş remained asleep, waiting for someone to come and wake them. Marco and his team now work to transform those same mature, wild agaves into a beautiful spirit that pays tribute to its place of origin. Origin: Caraz, PerĂş Agave: Ensamble of Americana Expansa Gentry and Cordillerensis Harvest: ~10 years (24° brix) Crush: Cut by hand using a machete into 1-2 inch cubes Cook: 7 hours (mash tun using a steam jacket) with local filtered water Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks using dry yeasts and 5-10% of the bagazo (leftover agave fibers); for 12 hours anaerobic and a further 60 hours aerobic Distillation: Double in two copper pot stills (120 and 150 liters respectively) Resting: Plateado/Agreste at least 3 months; Reposado 4 months in new American Oak barrels Yield: 18 kilos of wild agave will yield 1 liter of spirit. Reposado loses ~7% angel's share. Agreste: Leave 1/2â more verde on the agave at harvest, adding more distinct agave flavor in the resulting distillate |
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| Price: | $ 49.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Hi-Time Wine Cellars
| Address: |
250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-331-3005 |
| Telephone (regular): | 949-650-8463 |
| Fax: | 949-631-6863 |
First added to 1000 Corks on March 21, 2022.
