Mezcasiarca Arroqueno Agave Spirit 49% 750ml In Situ Spirits (nom Em-012-sc) (special Order 1 Week)
| Description: | Destilado de agave produced in Yeguesia, Miahuatln, Oaxaca, and bottled under the In Situ label, Mezcasiarca (nom Em-012-sc) Maestro mezcaleros: In Situ Team Distilled from 100% Arroqueo (a. Oaxacensis oaxacensis) Cooked in a traditional earthen oven Milled by hand using wooden mallets (mazo) Fermented in open-air wooden vats (tinas) made of oak Distilled twice using traditional Filipino-style clay pot stills; distilled to still strength (alta gama, meaning no adjustments) Bold aromas of toasted hazelnut, salted caramel, burnt orange, hot iron, and fresh soil, giving way to a racy yet subtly sweet palate featuring notes of coriander, hibiscus, taffy, damp hay, cherry bark, and wet stone 125 liters produced 49% Abv Distillation of Arroqueo in Oaxaca leans broadly in two directions: thick, sweet examples produced using traditional clay pots, and vegetal, buttery numbers produced using copper alembic stills. This inspired batch manages to strike both chords, walking a line between bright and earthywhich makes sense considering it was made in Miahuatln using clay pots rather than copper! Tasting Notes Fans of arroqueo will tell you that distillation of the variety in Oaxaca can lean broadly in two directions, with thick, sweet examples produced using traditional clay pots in places like Santa Catarina Minas, and grassy, vegetal, buttery numbers produced using copper alembic stills (particularly those distilled with refrescaderas in Miahuatln). This inspired batch manages to strike both chords, walking a delicate balance between the bright and herbaceous, and the rich and earthywhich makes all the more sense considering that it was made in Miahuatln, but using clay pots rather than copper. A brilliant zenith for Oaxacan Arroqueo. |
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| Price: | $ 174.99 |
| 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.
