Ixcateco 'Papalome' Mezcal org

Ixcateco 'Papalome' Mezcal orgIxcateco is produced and owned by Amando Alvarado Alvarez, who has been distilling agave spirits since the age of fifteen. Mainly utilizing wild Papalom, Amando is one of a dwindling number of mezcaleros who maintain the centuries old, ancestral practices of fermenting in rawhide and distilling in clay. Rustic and slightly funky, the flavors are pure, direct and alive with a distinctive character that is the hallmark of great mezcal.

This is essentially a natural Calvados

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cocktails and spirits expert camper english reveals how and why the contents of our medicine and liquor cabinets were

Sakurajima is the name of an active volcano in this area

it's a tangerine

and perfect for cocktails

where varieties were all interplanted and the idea of monoculture for wine grapes was a distant illusion

light fizz

We love Ulli Stein's dry Riesling called 'Blauschiefer

making lemonade from the lemons you are given

It's hard to describe

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