San Juan Mezcal

So, so deep and wonderful. Wood ash, cumin, pepper and caramel. Thought provoking. Alipus San Juan del Rio is made with agave Espadin. Alipus started working with Joel Antonio Cruz for this release, however the family turned over distillation to Joel’s younger cousin Rodolfo Juan Juarez a few years ago. The mezcal is reflective of the environment around it, with mineral rich reddish and white soils, alongside long fermentation periods. There’s a chalkiness that’s really unusual and pleasant ...Read More...

So, so deep and wonderful. Wood ash, cumin, pepper and caramel. Thought provoking. Alipus San Juan del Rio is made with agave Espadin. Alipus started working with Joel Antonio Cruz for this release, however the family turned over distillation to Joel’s younger cousin Rodolfo Juan Juarez a few years ago. The mezcal is reflective of the environment around it, with mineral rich reddish and white soils, alongside long fermentation periods. There’s a chalkiness that’s really unusual and pleasant here. Alipus Mezcal first began as a "social impact project", with the aim of supporting traditional mezcal producers and their lands in several regions in Oaxaca, Mexico. 

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