El Pintor - Mezcal Ensamble Espadin-Cuishe (750ml)

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El Pintor is a premium tequila brand crafted by Guillermo Barroso Arnaud, one of only nine certified Maestro Tequileros in the world. The flagship joven tequila is made from highland agave, cooked, fermented with traditional yeast, and distilled twice in a 100-year-old copper pot still, then blended with extra anejo and filtered to preserve flavor. El Pintor also offers a mezcal ensamble, produced in Oaxaca using traditional methods and a blend of espadin and wild cuishe agaves, resulting in a unique and authentic taste experience.

An ensamble bringing together agaves not traditionally blended together because of regional availability. The blend is 55% 8-year old espadín from Yautepec and 45% 15-year old wild cuishe from Miahuatlán, both in Oaxaca. Made using traditional methods, cooked in earthen pit, naturally fermenting using indigenous yeast that the air brings into the palenque, mashed using a tahona mill, then distilled twice in artisanally made copper pot stills. The taste profile brings together the aromas of where those agaves were born. Fresh aromas of sea salt, lime flesh and roasted pineapple. Earthy, spicy and fruity on the palate, flavors of charred earth, mint, pineapple and almonds are all intertwined with a long finish. Agave: Espadín and wild cuishe Origin: Yautepec, Oaxaca Grinding: Tahona mill Cooking: Traditional earthen pit Fermentation: Natural, indigenous yeasts Distillation: Double in a handcrafted copper pot still