Description

• Destilado de agave produced in Yeguesia, Miahuatlán, Oaxaca, and bottled under the In Situ label, Mezcasiarca (NOM EM-012-SC)
• Maestro mezcaleros: “In Situ Team”
• Distilled from 100% Arroqueño (A. Oaxacensis oaxacensis) 
• Cooked in a traditional earthen oven
• Milled by hand using wooden mallets (mazo) and mechanical crusher
• Fermented in open-air wooden vats (tinas) made of oak
• Distilled twice using traditional Filipino-style clay pot stills; distilled to still strength (alta gama, meaning “no adjustments”)
• Bold aromas of toasted hazelnut, salted caramel, burnt orange, hot iron, and fresh soil, giving way to a racy yet subtly sweet palate featuring notes of coriander, hibiscus, taffy, damp hay, cherry bark, and wet stone
• 125 liters produced
• 49% ABV

Distillation of Arroqueño in Oaxaca leans broadly in two directions: thick, sweet examples produced using traditional clay pots, and vegetal, buttery numbers produced using copper alembic stills. This inspired batch manages to strike both chords, walking a line between bright and earthy—which makes sense considering it was made in Miahuatlán using clay pots rather than copper!

INFO:

Producer: In Situ Spirits
Vintage: NV
Country: Mexico
Region: Oaxaca
Spirit Type: Agave / Sotol / Pox
Spirit Sub Type: Destilado de Agave