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DERRUMBES NO.1 OAXACA

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Category:

Mezcal

ABV:

46.4%

Country:

Mexico

Region:

Oaxaca

The first expression of Derrumbes naturally represents the rich character of the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, epicenter of agave biodiversity. An ensemble of two of its most representative species - Espadín and Tobalá - it is produced by the skillful hand of third generation agave farmer and Maestro Javier Mateo and his family in the town of Santiago Matatlán. Pit roasted with black oak and tahona ground, it goes through a wild fermentation using pulque as an aid and water from the ancestral Zapotec town of Mitla. 

NOM:

NOM-F283D

Agave:

Agave Espadin and Tobala

Cooking method:

Underground stone pit, black oak

Extraction method:

Tahoma

Fermentation:

Wood vats with fiber and pulques

Still:

Copper pot still

Other:

60 days minimum in glass

TASTING NOTES

The result is a round, full body mezcal with a light smokiness that gives way to its minerality and delicate fruitiness.