Pelotón de la Muerte Criollo Mezcal

Pelotón de la Muerte Criollo is a wild-agave mezcal from Mazatlán, Guerrero, made by Maestro Mezcalero Héctor Obregón and the Obregón family. It uses maguey criollo, Agave angustifolia rubescens, a relative of espadín that grows wild in Guerrero and is rarely used for mezcal. Following the brand's methods, the agave is roasted in a lava-rock earthen pit, crushed with a stone tahona, fermented naturally in open-air wooden vats with wild yeasts and double distilled in copper stills. This 750ml bottle is bottled at 100.4 proof (50.2% ABV), a strength that lets the aromatics stand out. The brand describes spice, citrus and light florals on the nose, with a savory-sweet palate of candied apple, caramel and cracked pepper, while Caskers notes ripe cherry, candied apple, citrus and pine with medium smoke and a long, delicate finish. It is an intensely fruity mezcal with a light touch of smoke, a good pick for people who want something outside the espadín mainstream. Drink it neat in a copita with orange slices, or use it in a Mezcal Negroni or Paloma, where the higher proof keeps the agave in the foreground.

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