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MINA REAL MEXICO, OAXACA Mezcal Mina Real is an ecologically sustainable mezcal made with agave slowly cooked in a brick kiln without the consumption of firewood. Mina Real Mezcal Blanco 92PF / 750ML Modern and historical techniques are used, the agave honeys for Mina Real are fermented intact with their crushed agave piña fibers, followed by double distillation in copper alembic stills for earthiness and character. 92pts GOLD “EXCEPTIONAL” BTI ‘13 Mina Real Mezcal Reposado 84PF / 750ML Mina Real Mezcal Reposado is distilled from 100% agave Espadín. Real de Minas Distillery steam-roasts the agave, saving wood and keeping the piñas (hearts) un-charred. It’s twice distilled in ceramic pot stills and ages in used American white oak casks for an undisclosed time. PALENQUEROS MEXICO, OAXACA Palenqueros Mezcal is marketed as Single Palenque mezcal, meaning that it’s produced by a single mezcalero at a single distilling facility. The brand is a collaboration project between Tradición Chagoya, and Velier Italia, an Italian spirits company. Palenqueros Alberto Espadin Madrecuishe 555469 / 750ML / $65.96 Madrecuishe is made by maestro mezcalero Don Alberto “Beto” Ortiz, who is renowned for his beautiful distillation and has become a legend in the area. This mezcal is complex with notes of lemon,

PALOMO MEXICO, SANTIAGO MATATLAN, NOM-O20X The Palomo Mezcal brand is from Del Buen Agave, a collective of producers in the “Mezcal Capital of the World,” Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. They have been working together since 1930, and became an official Cooperative Society in 2006. Mezcal Palomo was launched in 2013 with plans for wider national and international distribution. Palomo Espadin Mezcal 92PF / 1.0L Palomo Espadin is made with agave Espadin that took 9 years to reach maturity. This agave is traditionally cooked in an underground pit oven, milled by horse-drawn tahona, and double distilled in a copper still. Aromas and flavors of smoked agave with touches of citrus on the palate.

PELOTÓN DE LA MUERTE MEXICO, OAXACA Produced by Master Mezcalero Cutberto Santiago in the village of Santiago Matatlán in Oaxaca

Pelotón La Muerte Espadin 94PF / 200ML / 750ML / 1.0L

Pelotón de la Muerte is made from 100% agave Espadín cooked in a pit oven covered with volcanic rocks. The juices from the cooked piñas are pressed using a traditional tahona, then fermented in wooden vats before being double distilled in copper pot stills. Pelotón de la Muerte means “brigade of death” and the label depicts the flag used by insurgents during the Mexican Revolution. Pelotón de la Muerte Criollo 90.2PF / 750ML

mandarin, ginger, lemon, pineapple, and honey. 106PF Palenqueros Baltazar Espadin Sierra Negra 942758 / 750ML / $65.96

Produced from wild agave native to the region of Guerrero, this is an intense mezcal with notes of light smoke. Pelotón de la Muerte Pechuga 100.4PF / 750ML Produced from a field blend of

Sierra Negra is produced by Don Baltazar Cruz Gomez, in San Luis del Rio. He has been producing for years and has been bottled by several exported brands. His signature flavor notes and texture seem to shine in each one. 100PF

wild agaves from Guerrero, this vegan pechuga mezcal delivers smooth flavors of cooked agave, mandarin, oranges, anise, and mint.

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