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Mezcal

BANHEZ MEXICO Joven Espadín / Barril 84pf

#309197 / 750ml / $26.92 #983039 / 1.0L / $31.53

In the heart of Oaxaca, the Banhez village families have been crafting this rich, smoky spirit for generations, in traditional ways unchanged by the passage of time. Creating mezcal made from 100% agave, “only the best that seasonal harvest has to offer.” Mezcal enlivens the spirit, bringing us Banhez, or bliss, in the ancient Zapotec language. Of course, like all bliss, Banhez is meant to be savored and especially shared. Comprised of 90% seven-year-old Espadín and 10% twelve-year-old Barril, this mezcal is delightfully mild, floral and fruity (pineapple, banana). Perfect for first-time mezcal tasters and wonderful for cocktail innovation.

MEZCALES DE LEYENDA MEXICO The first company to offer a collection of artisanal mezcales from different states of the Denomination of Origin of Mezcal. USDA Certified Organic all double distilled in copper pots. Guerrero – Mazatlán, Guerrero 90pf #221734 / 750ml / $53.33 This wild agave Cupreata, known as Papalote or Ancho, grows wild below the deciduous forest and oak trees. We sustainably harvest these wild magueyes with pride. Oaxaca – San Juan del Rio, Oaxaca 84pf #343146 / 750ml / $44.67 This sustainably harvested agave Angustifolia, commonly known as maguey Espadín, is all estate grown in the central valleys of Oaxaca in San Juan del Rio. Durango – Nombre de Dios, Durango 94pf #361599 / 750ml / $69.99 Wild durangensis agave, know locally as agave cenizo, grows in the high plateau of Durango. With desert like conditions growing amongst lava rocks, the terroir gives this large agave unique and complex characteristics.

PELOTON LA MUERTE MEXICO Produced by Master Mezcalero Cutberto Santiago in the village of Santiago Matatlán in Oaxaca Mezcal 82pf #682809 / 1.0L / $31.99 Pelotón De la Muerte is made from 100% agave espadín cooked in a pit oven coveredwith 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. A spectacular spirit at an even more spectacular value, this mezcal shines in cocktails.

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