The Making Of Cinco Sentidos Mezcal Papalometl
Maestro mezcalero Amando AlvarezĀ and his son, Ansandro Alvarado Jimenez,Ā use a centuries-old technique to make theirĀ mezcal papalometl.
After harvesting the tobala agave, it's cooked for four days in underground conical ovens. It's then hand-milled with wooden mallets, combined with spring water and fermented in rawhide in the open air. AfterĀ resting for six days, the mash gets double-distilled in clay pots.
This batch, which is on sale in the TSR shop, yielded 270 bottles at 90.2 proof. Alvarez, who hails from the village of Santa Maria Ixcatlan in Oaxaca, is one of the last mezcaleros toĀ distill in this artesanal style.Ā
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