Cuentacuentos El Barro Agave Spirit

This bottle is officially classified as "destilado de agave". The bottle clarifies that this is a blend of mezcal tadicional and destilados de agave. All the production occurs in oaxaca, so one of the following must be true. 1. There are distillates in the blend that are less than 36%ABV 2. There are distillates in the blend that contain a portion of more than 5% additives by volume, or that this is true of the whole bottle. 3. There are distillates in the blend that have used other sources of fermentable sugar differing from, and in addition to agave. 12.10.22 Served: Neat, rocks glass Bottle open: unknown Last intake: Bratwurst I am specifically tasting Big Star's barrel pick at their Clark St location in Chicago. No existing listings exist for this spirit, so Im creating a basic listing and putting this one here to avoid to many tasting requests/listings. Aroma: Medium/light smoke, plum-like fruitiness, and a very mild cheese funk. Graininess and roast corn abound as the fruit fades. Taste: Consistent light sweetness that mitigates the burn from start to finish, and lets the aforementioned aromas shine through. Tastes much like the sugar crust portion of a concha. I had more tasting notes, but the app crashed after I finished my pour, and I had to rewrite this section. I think any mezcal enjoyer would like this. It's clean enough to be pleasant for newbies, and complex enough for aficionados. Positively delightful. Wish I could buy a bottle.