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Liquor · Tequila

Mezcal De Leyendas Maguey Ancho 750

Pay online, pick up at the shop, 2690 Broadway. Ready in about 2 hours during pickup hours. Orders placed after 5:30 PM (4:30 PM on Sunday) are ready the next day from 10:30 AM (11:30 AM Sunday).

The tasting card

Size

750ml

Category

Mezcal artesanal, blanco, 100% agave

Producer

Mezcal de Leyendas

Distillery

Family palenque of maestro mezcalero Oscar Obregón ('Chícharo') in Mazatlán, Guerrero

Region

Mazatlán, Guerrero, Mexico

Age

Blanco (unaged)

Alcohol

46.9%

Mash bill

Agave cupreata (maguey ancho), from wild and cultivated plants of about 7 to 15 years

How it is made

The agave is roasted in a pit, crushed by a mechanical mill, fermented in oak vats and run through a copper alembic; roughly 15 to 20 kilos of agave make each litre.

Tasting note

Green and fresh on the nose, with cucumber, melon rind and ripe tropical fruit. The palate brings green plantain and papaya with a black-pepper kick, and the near-47% strength gives it grip.

About this bottle

Mezcal de Leyendas began with La Botica, which the founders opened in Mexico City in 2005 as the city's first mezcal bar. The brand bottles the work of many maestros mezcaleros, from regions inside the mezcal appellation and from lesser-known agave areas outside it.