Distiller Notes
2022 San Francisco World Spirits Double Gold Medal Winner
This joven mezcal is un-aged and crystal clear. On the nose, pronounced aromas of ripe fruit, bell pepper, honey, wet stone and smoldering campfire. The palate is lively with rounded notes of cooked agave, caramelized pineapple and fresh herbs that give way to a subtle smoky-smooth finish and a full mouth-feel.
Roasted for 5-8 days in underground pits before a ten-day to two week fermentation. Double distilled.
Mezcal Joven or “young” is bottled within two months of distillation without barrel aging and will appear clear, like a Vodka or Gin. Longer barrel aging, with the principal aim to soften and round a spirit’s flavor profile, is often most prized by connoisseurs. However, many die-hard Mezcal enthusiasts insist that oak takes away from the purity of the agave flavors—ranging from earthy and smoky to sweet and floral, often in the same Mezcal—and that Mezcal Joven is the best expression.