Product of: Mexico

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This "Vino De Mezcal" is made by Rogelio Martínez Cruz in Santa Maria Albarrades village using only wild Jabali maguey. This take 18 to 20 years to reach maturity before being harvested by hand and cooked in a traditional earth pit for 30 days. The roasted piña are milled using

a horse-drawn mill stone and fermented for 9 to 12 days in wooden tanks with natural airborne yeast. Water from a nearby spring called Agua Santa (sanctified water) is added to the mash before Don Rogelio double distils this in a copper still.

Released in 2017 and awarded Best New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient at Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards 2018.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 19/02/2025

Appearance:

(sample bottle LOT JAB-191) Crystal clear.

Aroma:

Pungent and earthy with tarragon, barbeque charcoal, baked apple pie and what the back label used to aptly describe as "parmesan rind".

Taste:

Slightly sweet baked apples with smoked pepper-rubbed meat, tarragon and faint crème de violette.

Aftertaste:

Faint star anise and sandalwood notes emerge on the long, pleasingly smoked, and spiced finish.

Overall:

Smoked apple pie and parmesan rind sum up the nose, while the palate balances rich baked apple, crisp acidity and spice. This Wild Jabali is deservedly a multi-award-winning mezcal.