EL BUHO ANEJO MEZCAL 47% 750ML NOM-0110X AGED IN FRENCH OAK BARRELS 6YRS

We are excited to share our certified six-year Extra Extra Añejo mezcal with you. We find this to be unique, delicious and balanced. Vibrant tasting notes include butterscotch, agave, roasted pineapple, vanilla, and oak with many nuances underneath. TASTE Agave, Roasted Pineapple FINISH Caramel, Chile ancho COLOR Gold AROMA Butterscotch, Oak, Vanilla KNOW YOUR ANEJO Cultivated Agave Angustifolia When TJ Steele arrived at the Don Isaac Distillery in 2007, he noticed many wood barrels lining the wall of the tasting room. Maestro mezcalero Octavio Jimenez Monterroza had been storing Espadin mezcal in these French Oak barrels for his own personal enjoyment. One day Octavio surprised us by offering 1,000 liters! We then registered it with the Consejo Regulador de Mezcal CRM around 2012 and bottled in 2018. MORE INFORMATION Scientific Name Agave Angustifolia Agave Source San Carlos Yautepec, Oaxaca Agave Cook ~ 6 days stone oven Fermentation 8 days in pine vats Yeast Wild Mash Horse-drawn tahona Distillation 2x in copper stills Aging French oak for 6 years Alc. By Vol 47% Maestro Mezcalero Octavio Jimenez Monterroza Lot 01/ANJ Batch Size 977 liters Year 2012 Notes In 2012 Octavio Jimenez Monterroza put 1,000 liters of his traditional espadin in French Oak barrels for 6 years and the result is a rare, precious, delicious and well balanced añejo mezcal artesanal. Other Information This mezcal anejo is one of his proudest productions and came as a total surprise that he offered it to us. It represents a very special milestone in our joint history and we are honored to share it with you. Butterscotch, roasted pineapple, vanilla, and oak flavors dominate.