Mezcla de campo con té limon - chichicapam

Batch: FH-06

Release date: KOL Mezcaleria - Exclusive Batch Pick + bonus mini to MAS members in Dec 2024

Sin Gusano followers will already be familiar with Fortunato and his family in San Balthazar Chichicapam. Batches from this palenque are always crowd favourites.

Here we are pleased to present a new invention from Fortunato’s son-in-law Pedro: A field blend distilled with 2kg of lemongrass.

Fortunato’s mezcales are produced in the traditional style of the community: Agaves are roasted in an un-lined earthen pit filled with local wood including mesquite; The roasted maguey are then chopped to size by machete before being milled with horse drawn tahona; the mash is fermented with well water before ultimately being double distilled in coper alembique stills.

This ‘mezcla de campo’, a tradicional field blend of whatever agave was ripe, includes: Tobala (A.Potatorum), Coyote (A.Americana), Espadín (A.Angustifolia), Cuishe (A.Karwinski), Barril (A.Karwinski), Tepextate (A.Marmorata).

Then the most dominating factor in this special batch, is the addition of 2x 1kg bushels of fresh-cut té limón (lemmongrass) to the second distillation.

This herb grown plentifully in Oaxaca’s central valleys. If you ask any restaurant for a ‘té limón’ you’ll be served a hot lemony tea.

Gracias Fortunato & Family

House tasting notes:

Nose: Very powerful lemon / lemongrass tones. Hard to miss this one. On the nose alone you might almost think it’s the highest quality Italian limoncello!

Palate: Those lemon tones are softer on first sip, allowing the classic well balanced agave of Fortunato’s batches to come through. Sweet and very tasty.

Finish: Citrus tones come roaring back for the finish. Lot’s of fun.

This batch has been bottled exclusive for KOL Mezcaleria, London.

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