Cumbrita Ensamble Lechuguilla/chawi 47.5% 750ml De La Sierra Agave Spirits; (special Order 1 Week)
| Description: | Destilado de Agave produced in Yierbaniz, Batopilas, Chihuahua Maestro Destilador Dolores Gonzlez Produced from 60% Lechuguilla (a. shrevei) and 40% Chawi (a. multifilifera) Cooked using Encino oak in a conical earthen oven covered with pine needle duff Milled by hand using ax and wooden mallet Fermented in stone & clay basin using spring water Distilled twice, using a unique hybrid still called a tren, made of copper, steel, and Encino oak Wildly diverse profile; lactic notes of yogurt, sweet cream, and parmesan rind play against lemon zest, vanilla bean, and a cornucopia of fruity red vibesfrom hibiscus hips to strawberry candy, Red Zinger tea, and fresh tobacco leaf; a vegetal underpinning of cedar and quinine lend weight to the finish after an otherwise lean and cool minerality Distilled in October 2023; 160 liters produced 47.5% Abv (abv may vary batch to batch) Another hyper-rare curio, this unusual ensamble from maestro Dolores Gonzlez combines his signature Agave shrevei with Agave multifiliferaa species typically used as a decorative succulent, small in size and featuring a dense cluster of narrow leaves (pencas) with cream-colored edges and a thin webbing of marginal threads, like someone was building a nest of white hairs in the plants heart, earning it nicknames like Starshine and Silly String among American gardeners. |
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| Price: | $ 124.99 |
| 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 August 29, 2024.
