Details
- Location: Nombre de Dios, Durango
- Agave: Dasilyrion Berlandieri
- Maestro Mezcalero: Victor Terrones
- ABV: 51%
- Tasting keywords: petrichor, sophisticated, smoked salt
Nose
The smell of summer rain is unmistakable and nostalgic, bolstered by exotic tropical notes of custard apple, papaya, and mamey.
Taste
In the mouth the flavors are earthy and herbal, deeply roasted with notes of hay, gentle peat smoke, and tarragon. The minerality is the focus, offering a nice depth of flavor that is not overly acidic, tangy, or funky. There is a slight leatheriness to the texture that plays up the smoked sea salt flavor. Scotch lovers might find an unlikely favorite in this uniquely balanced and sophisticated sotol.
Production Details
- Agave sources: 100% wild agave
- Roast: in ground conical earthen pit with volcanic rock
- Crush: hand
- Fermentation: Oak lined in ground pits with wild native yeasts
- Distillation: double distilled in copper pot still with wooden hat
Method / Background Notes
Jose Guardado started Mil Lumbres working with his cousin Gilberto Roldan before expanding to a proprietary vinata and local production team in 2024. The vision for the brand is for the presentation to match the quality of what’s inside, and features artisanally hand made ceramic bottles sourced from Guanajuato. Jose’s long standing small town connections means he gets access to wild agaves from private property, ensuring top quality for each unique batch. always bottled without dilution.
Sotol production is distinct from agave, requiring more specialized skill in getting an even crush for smooth fermentation. Additionally, fermentation is quicker with sotol, and can be jumpstarted just by rain during warm temperatures, with fermentation starting to bubble in just 2-3 hours.
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