Madre Oaxaca Mezcal Joven 750ml (90 proof)

Mash bill: Espadin Agave, Cuishe Agave.
Alcohol: 45% AbV (90 proof).
Region: Mexico> Oaxaca.

Description: Madre Mezcal is created at the Garcia Morales Ranch, nestled in the rolling hills of the Oaxacan Sierra. Produced by Jose Garcia Morales and his family, this blended mezcal is a traditional Zapotec recipe. Handmade in the hills of San Dionisio, Oaxaca, the family has been cultivating agave on their land in Oaxaca for centuries, creating high quality, small-batch artisanal mezcal. Madre Mezcal is distilled from agave Espadin and agave Cuishe using a family heirloom copper pot still. These agaves are roasted in an earthen pit, before being fermented with local well-water and wild mountain yeast. Madre has a hint of sweet smoke accentuated by earthy herbal notes of sage, and minerals on the palate, followed by a lingering floral finish. Agave Cuishe (or Cuixe) is a wild agave in the Karwinskii family. It grows in a cylindrical, stalk-shaped piña, with leaves spreading at the top. It often yields intensely flavored mezcal with high minerality and spice notes.

MEZCAL DEFINITION: A distilate made from the charred hearts of the Agave desert plant. (The big difference in flavor profile between Tequila and Mezcal—beyond factors like aging, yeast, and the agave varietal(s) used—is that in mezcal, agave hearts are charred, deeply roasted in pits called “palenques,” which can impart smokey, savory, and/or earthy flavors. After roasting in earthen pits for days, traditionally crushed by a stone wheel (Tahona wheel) and fermented before double-distillation in clay or copper pots. To be classified as mezcal, it must be produced in specific states in Mexico, with Oaxaca being the primary region. Mezcal is often considered the parent spirit of tequila. While all tequila is technically a form of Mezcal, mezcal is not tequila.