Anejo Mezcal

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  Ilegal 100% Agave Anejo Mezcal (700ml)

  Oaxaca, MEXICO

  $175. 00

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  $2100.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 40%

  Closure: Cork

  Named by bar proprietor, John Rexer, in reference to his efforts at smuggling the product to his Bohemian Tequila / Mezcal Bar, Cafe No Se, in Antigua, Guatemala (he was unable to import his product into the United States using the illegal name "Ilegal"). These mezcals are produced in a traditional manner using Agave Espadin, baked in a conical earth pit, using both mesquite and eucalyptus wood. The cooked Agave is then crushed by a millstone and fermented. Double distillation takes place in small, alembic copper stills. The Anejo was aged for 14 months in a combination of new oak and re-charred used whiskey barrels. Some sediment may be apparent a a result of the handcrafted production process. We received a small sample of LOT #1. Gold colour with some sediment floating in the glass. Aromas vacillate between acetone and a curious amalgam of engine oil, grease, wet tobacco and vinyl that evokes a mechanics workshop. Entry is soft and round with mild brine, candle wax and sweet tobacco flavours mingling. Waxy texture. Finishes clean, medium dry, with a mild green peppercorn burst and sweet herbal fade. An eclectic profile that possesses plenty of exotic appeal. 40% Alc./Vol.

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  Delirio Anejo Mezcal (750ml)

  Oaxaca, MEXICO

  $120. 00

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  $1440.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 40%

  Tasting note: Eye catching deep gold / polished brass colour. Offers up soft, semi sweet but subdued aromas of dilute honey, dried thyme and beeswax. Remains aromatically restrained on the second pass, if anything becoming more muted. Super soft delivery is almost a non-event with none of the robust, earthy, exotic flavours associated with the genre. Issues a barely perceptible, semi sweet, smokey herb and spice accent at the finish to conclude flabby, short and flat. A mezcal for people who don’t like mezcal? 40% Alc./Vol.

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• Don Amado Minero 100% Agave Espadin Anejo Mezcal (750ml)

  Oaxaca, MEXICO

  $180. 00

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  $2160.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 40%

  Produced at Real de Minas, a palenque at Santa Catarina Minas, near Ocotlan, Don Amado's Anejo expression is aged for eighteen months in barrels that formerly held Pedro Domecq Mexican Brandy. These Mezcals typically include one-third tobala, which is more pungent than espadin, hence, reviews often note that they retain a good degree of agave character, which is unusual considering how long this is barrel aged. Double distilled and triple filtered for purity, the style is considered on the smokier side. It's no wonder these Mezcals have found favour amongst lovers of Islay whisky. Note: ABV may vary from batch to batch.

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