Ramo de Rosas Espadín Mezcal

Description

This joven mezcal from Ramo de Rosas is made from Espadín agave that spent eight years maturing before it was harvested. After cooking at low temperatures for four to five days, the agave spends eight days fermenting in wooden barrels before double distillation in a copper pot still.

Origin: Santiago Matatlán
Agave: Angustifolia (espadín)
Type: Joven (young)
Harvest: Regular
Growth: 8 years
Oven: Traditional (« Pie de tierra »)
Cooking: 150 hours
Mill: Tahona stone pulled by horse
Fermentation: 8 days
Distillation: Double (3 days)
Still: Copper (serpentín)
Alcohol by vol.: 42.1°