Artesanal Joven Espadin 750ml 42% 100% Wild Agave Angustifolia Artesanal was borne to exclusively represent and support female and ultra small mezcal producers who incorporate sustainable organic farming practices and genuine artisanal craft production methods in remote areas of Mexico. The Artesanal brand aims to empower female & ultra small producers in a celebration of their prized art while educating consumers by providing all necessary information required to identify, and find a great quality mezcal. On the back label of each of our bottles, you will find information on the agave varietal type, the artisans who made it, the villages they are from, and all the relevant details of the artisanal craft production processes utilised in their production. Each of our rare ultra small batch series aids and helps preserve the dignity and way of life of the master artisans in their small rural communities, and is naturally made in line with their native traditional ethnobotanical practices without the use of any additives. Artesanal is a genuine responsible agave connoisseur’s ultra premium spirit. Info & Characteristics of Production Master Artisans: Jeyri Toribio & Jose Calixto Garcia Locality: El Calvario, Guerrero Agave Type: Agave Angustifolia “Espadin” wild harvested Altitude: 1650 meters Roasting Method: Earth Pit Oven Mashing Method: Tahona Stone Wheel Fermentation: Wood Vats 100% natural airborne yeasts Water utilised: Natural Spring Distillation: 400L Copper Still, 2 x distilled Type of distillate: Young Filtration: Triple sediment cellulose filtration Bottled: At origin / Batch Size: 130 Liters Alc Vol Content: 42% Tasting Notes: Aroma: Multifaceted aromas of leather, aromatic oils and pine resins with lactic notes of sour cream, browned butter and cheese. Sweet vegetal notes of cooked agave with hints of sage and lemongrass.. Palate: Full-bodied mouthfeel with complex balanced organic sweetness and subtle herbal bitterness. Intricate flavours of blue maize, herb butter & brie. Finish: Long and complex finish. Powerful yet soothing, leaving a delicate agave sweetness with a balanced bitter astringency on the palate. Food Pairing: Grilled octopus, Oyster Kilpatrick, Chilies Rellenos, Stuffed jalapenos, Pepperoni Pizza. How to enjoy: A truly phenomenal and delicious experience to sip alone neat. Great inclusion for classic Tequila or Mezcal cocktail recipes like Tommy's Mezcal Margarita, Mezcal Paloma or custome creations with citrus fruits.

Don Fulano tequilas are made from agaves grown by fifth generation agave growers in the Jalisco highlands of Mexico. They are then distilled in the valley town of Tequila. The blanco tequila, packaged in a stunning bottle, is elegantly complex with notes of butterscotch and aniseed.

In 1999, Guillermo Erickson Sauza decided to bring back the old Sauza family distillery to life. Today he produces Tequila Fortaleza there using 100% stone-milled agave, entirely produced on the estate which lies right in the middle of the town of Tequila. Fortaleza Reposado Tequila is rested for 8 months. It has an amazingly soft texture with a vegetal sweetness balanced against soft and sweet vanilla notes from the ex-bourbon barrels in which it is rested.

The Madrecuishe agave is part of the Karwinskii family, which also includes agave Cuishe, Cirial, and Tobasiche. Harvested between 14-16 years old, it grows mostly in the drier climates of Oaxaca, and typically takes a tall, cylindrical form. Due to the agave's dense core and low water content, mezcal made from Madrecuishe typically has high minerality and freshness with vegetal and floral notes. QQRQ's Madrecuishe is made by Maestro Mezcalero Natalio Vazquez at his palenque in El Palmar. Agaves are sourced from both wild and semi-wild plantations in Sitio El Palmar, San Luis Amatlán and Miahuatlán. Semi-wild means that wild seeds are sowed in community or private fields and when transplanted, left to grow, as in the wild. True wild agaves are increasingly scarce and Symonds feels replanting wild seeds represents a more responsible way to enjoy these rarer types of agave. To this end QQRQ re-sow ten times as many seeds as agaves used in their Mezcals. Tasting note: Clear. Oily and dense with a briney / fruity / waxy / dried herb opening sniff. Drifts lazily from the glass. Air contact loses no definition or intensity adding hints of menthol tobacco, white pepper, char grilled pineapple and dried fruits. A medium sweet, light to medium bodied mezcal with Islay-esque flavours of grilled citrus, tyre tube, wood smoke and a brisk, minerally finish. Elegant and remarkably balanced. The bouquet is first class. 47% Alc./Vol.