Cumbrita de la Sierra Lechuguilla Mezcal

Description

• 100% Lechuguilla (Agave shrevei)
• 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 atren, made of copper, steel, and Encino oak
• The nose leads with sweet herbs like tarragon and coriander and soft fruits like lychee, white peach, and honeydew; the palate is rich and silky with mellow flavors of white pepper, beeswax, grapefruit zest, caramel cream, and candied apple.