Noble Coyote Mezcal Artesanal Capon 7 Yr

Description

Tasting Notes Floral, perfume and spice aromas jump out of the glass. Wood and dried tangerine peel dominate the palate, followed by delicate lemongrass and robust anise, into a seemingly endless peppery finish. 47% ABVAgave Espadin Capon agave angustifolia refers to mezcal that is only made from the agave capado. This means that 100% of the pinas agave cores which are used for mezcal production have started growing a quiote or flowering stalk. When an agave plant flowers, a large amount of energy is required to grow the 20-foot-tall flower. When the quiote is cut off by the maestros, the sugar that would have been used to grow the flower is concentrated in the pina. When agave is harvested for regular mezcal the mother agave is harvested along with the baby agaves hijuelos that sprout off the mother plant. The baby agaves are put in the oven with the mother agave but are not as productive since they are smaller and have not yet flowered.To produce Espadin Capon, only the biggest and strongest mother plants are selected and used for processing. In Espadin Capon the average weight is 90 kg per pina. The concentrated sugars from cutting the agave flowers gives Espadin Capon a sweeter and more complex flavor with hints of floral and fruit notes. To produce our regular Espadin, we use 80% mother agaves and 20% baby agaves that are collected during the agave harvest. All our Espadin is 100% cultivated in the San Luis Amatlan area.Mezcalero Comment For Espadin Capon, maestros Marcos y Eleazar only uses the biggest, heaviest and most sugary agavesthe cream of the crop. Capon means that the agave is in its exact fullest point of maturation.This Batch Spirit November 2017 The batch was cooked separately but at the same time than our regular Espadin. There were no unexpected weather events and the distillation was very efficient. When only Capon agave is processed the amount of mezcal produced per kg of agave skyrockets. In this batch, 1 liter of mezcal was produced for each 6kg of Capon agave versus a more typical 1 liter per 10kg agave for regular Espadin.Awards 2018 Best Mezcal New York World Wine & Spirits Competition 2018 Double Gold New York World Wine & Spirits Competition 2018 Best in Show Unaged White Spirit New York World Wine & Spirits Competition