Don Amado Rustico Mezcal (750 ml)

Description

The flagship expression of the Real de Minas Distillery, Don Amado Rstico is made using the historic method of slowly roasting fully-mature Espadn maguey hearts on firewood embers, before natural fermentation with airborne yeast and a slow double-distillation in ceramic pot stills.

The minero clay-pot still is quite prevalent on the nose with aromatics leaning towards ash, crushed walnuts, roasted corn, and savory spices. A bright, citrus Espadn maguey palate is well balanced against notes of caramel, butterscotch and fresh herbs.

• Master Distiller: Germn Bonifacio Arellanes
• Approx. 26 Bx Sugars from Angustofolia Haw Espadn maguey grown at 4,800′ in municipio of Sta. Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
• Halved & quartered (cogollo removed) agave earthen roasted for four days using mix of guamchil and mesquitewood
• Cooked maguey macerated with proprietary blade spindle destrozadora shredder
• Fermented together with bagaso in 1,400L pine wood vats using airborne yeast strains
• Double distilled in burner heated ceramic pot stills to approx. 53% ABV and reduced with triple distilled demineralized water
• No aging, bottled at 47% ABV