Tasting Notes for Don Amado Rustico Mezcal
Aroma: The minero clay-pot still is quite prevalent on the nose with aromatics leaning towards ash, crushed walnuts, roasted corn, and savory spices.
Taste: A bright, citrus Espadín maguey palate is well balanced against notes of caramel, butterscotch and fresh herbs.
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The flagship expression of the Real de Minas Distillery, Don Amado Rústico is made using the historic method of slowly roasting fully-mature Espadín maguey hearts on firewood embers, before natural fermentation with airborne yeast and a slow double-distillation in ceramic pot stills.
- Master Distiller: Germán Bonifacio Arellanes.
- Approx. 26 Bx Sugars from Angustofolia Haw Espadín maguey grown at 4,800' in municipio of Sta. Catarina Minas, Oaxaca.
- Halved & quartered (cogollo removed) agave earthen roasted for four days using mix of guamúchil and mesquite wood.
- Cooked maguey macerated with proprietary blade spindle destrozadora shredder.
- Fermented together with bagaso in 1,400L pine wood vats using airborne yeast strains.
- Double distilled in burner heated ceramic pot stills to approx. 53% ABV and reduced with triple distilled demineralized water.
- No aging, bottled at 47% ABV. -
In the highlands of southern Mexico, the renowned Arellanes family has been crafting one of the region's most celebrated mezcals since the late 1700s. Eleven generations of continual mezcal distillation with a legendary commitment to craftsmanship and experimentation have culminated in a spirit that is simultaneously complex and approachable. Don Amado is made from earthen roasted maguey hearts which are, after crushing, fermented together with their piña fibers for a rich maguey character. The mash is then double distilled in small traditional ceramic clay pots. Aged varieties are matured in American oak casks previously used for barreling Pedro Domecq brandy.
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Producer Don Amado Rustico is made in Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca by mezcalero Germán Bonifacio Arellanes. The same distillery also produces Mina Real Mezcal. Style 100% Angustofolia Haw Espadín maguey Volume 75cl ABV 47% (may vary slightly per batch)