Mezcal Arroqueno 'Felipe'

• Mezcal produced in Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
• Maestro Mezcalero Felipe Vazquez Reyes
• 100% Arroqueño (Agave americana)
• Cooked in a conical earthen oven and crushed using a traditional stone tahona mill
• Fermented in open-air wooden tanks (tinas)
• Distilled twice using copper pot stills with hybrid refrescadera condenser
• Creamy and full bodied with aromas redolent with young pear, string bean, asparagus, salted caramel, butterscotch, crème brûlée and movie theater popcorn….Mezcal for dessert, anyone?
• 46% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

Tasting Notes

The massive Arroqueño, a subspecies of the Agave americana, typically takes around twenty years to mature. Grown wild, the varietal was nearly extinct just a few decades ago but has recovered in recent years, its population regrowing especially in southern Oaxaca districts like Miahuatlán through the efforts of mezcaleros and conservation activists in the region.