Alipus San Luis Espadin Mezcal (750ml / 48%) $250-$299 and menthol before a light

and menthol before a light mint note is all that remains on the palate

allspice and powdered ginger

and the tequila is matured for four years in American white oak casks that were formerly used to mature Kentucky bourbon

200 feet above sea level

This agave is harvested at 1

Alipus San Luis Espadin Mezcal (750ml / 48%) $250-$299 and menthol before a lightAlipus San Luis espadin mezcal is produced using 100% agave espadin from the surrounding area of the palenque which is approx 1550m above sea level. The soil is sandy and rocky and the climate is hot giving this mezcal some intense flavour. Alipus mezcal first began in 1999 as a "social impact project" with the aim of supporting traditional mezcal producers and their lands in several regions in Oaxaca, Mexico. That has now grown to an amazing 9