Mezcal, Mexico / Oaxaca

Minero is produced in the village of Santa Catarina Minas, a small hamlet located an hour from Chichicapa on the other side of the mountains. One of the peculiarities of this Mezcal is that it is distilled in a clay still equipped with a bamboo condenser. With breathtaking purity of expression, Minero is in reality the scene of a titanic battle between the different components of its aromatic and taste palette. It was necessary for this to reach its Grail: serenity.

TASTING NOTE

Nose: both fresh and heady. Fresh, as marked by notes of chlorophyll and mint; heady, because extremely camphoric and medicinal (balm).It finds its balance by gradually revealing a delicately peppery and lemony liqueur. A feeling of serenity and great purity emanates from this magnificent nose.

Palate: powerful, firm. With persuasiveness, she takes hold of the palate, coating it with a thin layer of agave syrup. The mid-palate is much more rustic and remarkably bitter (walnut husk).Then, salt and pepper arrive in successive bursts to energize the finish. This evolves on stone fruits (apricot, peach).

Finish: long, concentrated. It shows a lot of richness and subtlety at the same time. Here too, you have to take your time to savor absolutely delicious agave hearts. The retro olfaction continues to make us taste the agave to the fullest by adding exotic fruits (pineapple).The empty glass is very finely lemony, peppery and salty.