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This Ensamble is crafted from four agave plants; the Arroqueno, the Coyote, the Barril, and the Cuishe. The banana nose is balanced out by a dry, fatty mouth feel with intense flavors of pineapple, roasted agave and vanilla. The finish is a dark caramel with sprinkles of pepper salt.
Pineapple, roasted agave
Dark caramel, pepper salt
Crystal clear. Various sizes and long lasting perlas
Banana, vanilla
The first mezcals distilled are believed to have
been Ensambles as mezcaleros would gatherall available mature agave.
Our ensambles are made in the most traditional way possible: all the different agave are kept together during the cook, mash, fermentation and the distillation.
Scientific Name
Agave Americana & Agave Karwinskii
Agave Source
San Pablo Huixtepec, Oaxaca
Agave Cook
~ 7 days stone oven
Fermentation
7 days in pine vats
Yeast
Wild
Mash
Horse-drawn tahona
Distillation
2x in copper stills
Aging
7 months in stainless steel
Alc. By Vol
50%
Maestro Mezcalero
Octavio Jimenez Mendez
Lot
01/ENS
Batch Size
1,174 liters
Year
2018
Notes
Ensambles are the most traditional way to make mezcal, keeping all the different agaves together during the cook, mash, fermentation and distillation. This Ensamble is crafted from four agaves that represent two species; Arroqueño and Coyote, A. Americana; Barril and Cuishe, A. Karwinskii.
Other Information
Banana is immediately on the nose and balanced out by a dry, fatty mouthfeel with intense flavors of pineapple, roasted agave & vanilla. The finish is a dark caramel with sprinkles of pepper salt.
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