Producer Mezcal Ensamble (Espadín+Cuishe)

Tasting Notes

Floral, Smoke, Mineral, Dry, Earth, Green

Production

Maestro: Erasto Hernandez Martinez
Fermentation Time: 8 days (temperature dependent)
Fermentation Tank Type: Wood – oak
Distillation: Double Distillation, Copper Pot Still

Batch/Quantity Information

 400 liters per batch
NOM: 0685X
Format: 750ml 
ABV/Proof: 40.2% – 80.4 Proof 

Roast

Roast Time: ~72 Hours
Resting Time (between cook and crush): 15 days
Roast Type: Traditional horno (earthen oven)
Wood Type: Oak

Agave

Terroir Notes: Juan Pacheco roasts the pinas with a 40lb bag of chilies including pasilla, ancho, guajillo.  

Maturation Time: Espadin – (Agave Angustifolia): ~7 years
Maturation Time: Cuishe – (Agave Karwinskii): ~12 years
Crush Type: Donkey Pulled Stone Tahona Wheel
Agave Origin: La Noria, Sec. 13 Ejulta
Location: Tlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca