Description
- Destilado de Agave produced in Yierbaniz, Batopilas, Chihuahua
- Maestro Destilador Dolores González
- 100% Lechuguilla (Agave shrevei)
- Cooked using Encino oak in a conical earthen oven covered with pine needle duff
- Milled by hand using ax and wooden mallet
- Fermented in stone & clay basin using spring water
- Distilled twice, using a unique hybrid still, called a tren, made of copper, steel, and Encino oak
- The nose leads with sweet herbs like tarragon and coriander and soft fruits like lychee, white peach, and honeydew; the palate is rich and silky with mellow flavors of white pepper, beeswax, grapefruit zest, caramel cream, and candied apple
- 50% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)
A true unicorn, Cumbrita de la Sierra is a 100% single-producer-owned uncertified agave spirit brand from the northern state of Chihuahua. Lechuguilla (Agave shrevei) is fermented using local spring water and distilled in a wildly unique regional style of hybrid still. The flora of the region and nature of the spring water change seasonally, resulting in a wide range of beautiful, seasonal flavors in the spirit.
INFO:
Producer: Cumbrita de la Sierra
Vintage: NV
Country: Mexico
Region: Chihuahua
Spirit Type: Agave / Sotol / Pox
Spirit Sub Type: Mezcal
