5 Sentidos Papalometl "Batch PM02" Santa María Ixcatlan Uncertified Oaxacan Mezcal (750ml)

The 27 years old Amando Alvarez is one of the very few mezcaleros throughout Mexico who has preserved the ancestral tradition of hand-mashing with wooden mallets and fermenting the mash in rawhide. This tradition was born out of mezcal being outlawsed by municipal authorities and has been used for centuries. Distilled in Santa Maria Ixcatlan, Oaxaca from Papalometl, this special mezcal is double distilled in clay pots. K&L Notes: Very clean and fruity mezcal with just a touch of savor. There is just a faint hint of smoke behind the robust fruits. A combination of tropical and ripe melon sprinkled with salt or wrapped in prosciutto. There is the slight herbacous quality of plantains. This is a very exciting mezcal to drink, it plays around on your palate in dramatic ways.