Creador Jabali Tasting Notes

Details

• Location:  San Bernardo Mixtepec, Oaxaca
• Agave: Jabalí / Agave convallis
• Maestro Palenquero: José Alberto Pablo
• Quantity: 100 liters / 133 bottles
• Vintage: April 2021
• Batch: JAJA0422
• ABV: 48.2%
• Tasting keywords: Lactic, woody, fruity.
• NOM: NA uncertified agave spirit.
• Available in Texas.

Nose

Lactic and pine.

Taste

This is a really restrained Jabalí with a touch of pine, crisp Fuyu persimmon and highlights of white pepper and clay.

Production Details

• Agave sources: 12-14 year old wild Jabalí harvested near Sola de Vega.
• Roast: Roasted underground for 3-5 days in river rock lined oven.
• Crush: Hand mashed with mallets (mazos) in a hollowed out tree trunk (canoa).
• Fermentation: Fermented for 3-5 days in half-buried 90 liter clay pots.
• Distillation: Twice distilled in 60 liter clay pots.

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