Montelobos Espadín Mezcal

Montelobos Espadin Mezcal is a joven mezcal artesanal of organically cultivated espadín, made at Palenque Montelobos (NOM-0156X) in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, by maestros mezcaleros Iván Saldaña and Guadalupe García. It is bottled at 43.2% ABV.

The agave is roasted in a conical underground stone oven fueled with encino and pine, then milled by a mule-drawn tahona. Fermentation is wild, in open pine vats without added yeast or nutrients, and the copper stills are heated by direct wood fire. The nose shows damp earth, cut grass, honey, citrus, asparagus and smoke; the palate brings cooked and green agave, nuts, herbs and smoke.

At Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits in Yuma, Arizona, we pour it by the glass as a single or a double, with bottles to go (750 mL). Our shelf changes as bottles are poured and new ones arrive, so call 928-276-3500 to confirm availability, and ask our team for a cigar from the walk-in humidor to pair with it.

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