American Single Malt Whiskey 'Old Pueblo' [Clear]

• Grain-to-bottle, unaged, mesquite-smoked single malt whiskey produced by Hamilton Distillers in Tucson, Arizona
• Produced from two-row barley
• Barley smoked with Velvet Mesquite from Arizona’s Sonoran Desert in the manner of peated Scotch
• Twice distilled in a copper pot still
• The nose is fruity and vegetal with plenty of Del Bac’s characteristic mesquite smoke accompanying notes of pear, mango, nopales, dried chilis, and malt wine with an earthy, mineralic palate which complements the nose with the addition of smoked sotol, bell pepper, and faint white chocolate on the finish
• Non-chill filtered; 45% ABV

Like its aged counterpart, the “Dorado,” “Old Pueblo” is a mesquite-smoked single malt whiskey produced entirely in-house from two-row barley, but the absence of barrel aging makes for a terroir-driven spirit with a profile more akin to a roasted agave distillate, like mezcal, rather than white dog whiskey.

Tasting Notes

Del Bac’s “Old Pueblo” is a an unaged, mesquite-smoked Sonoran Single Malt Whiskey. Like its aged counterpart, the “Dorado,” “Old Pueblo” is a grain-to-bottle whiskey produced entirely in-house from two-row barley, that is mesquite-smoked, twice-distilled in a pot still, and bottled without chill filtration. The absence of barrel aging makes for a terroir-driven spirit with a profile more akin to a roasted agave distillate, like mezcal, rather than white dog whiskey. The nose is fruity and vegetal with plenty of Del Bac’s characteristic mesquite smoke accompanying notes of pear, mango, nopales, dried chilis, and malt wine with an earthy, mineralic palate which complements the nose with the addition of roasted sotol, bell pepper, and faint white chocolate on the finish. Non-chill filtered; 45% ABV.