This is not your typical Mezcal, in fact it is not mezcal at all. Distilled twice in an "ancestral" clay-still and in every other way made in the exact same way as mezcal has been made for hundreds of years. What sets this spirit apart is that is comes from Jalisco. Though the region is famous for tequila, legally agave spirits made in Jalisco can't qualify as mezcal. In addition, this raicilla is made from the agave Angustifolia (Criolla) which is a type of espadín found almost exclusively in this part of Jalisco.
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La Venenosa Raicilla Sur de Jalisco is an intense Raicilla from the village of Zapotitlan de Vadillo, high up in the Jalisco hills. Angustifolia & Cenizo Costeño are roasted in an earthen oven & twice distilled in a Filipino still. It has a dusty & earthy birth with notes of herbs & game, while a smoky life led to a dry & bitter death of medium length. April 2017
Very similar to the green but not as complex. Still has the strong funk on the nose with a sweet veg middle and almost chalky clay on the finish.
Tequila on the nose. Funk develops on the palate and finish. Maybe some ripe cheese. Tasty.
Nose: funky cheese Palate: green peppers, raw vegetable, Light pepper Smoke: medium
Tara says moth ball finish
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