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Ancestral Certified Masparillo Mezcal, limited edition, rare and small batch collectors items. This wild grown Burrito Fiestero Mezcal is created with joy & passion in the remote state of Durango, Mexico. With sustainable practices, Burrito Fiestero focuses on delivering the best flavours of northern Mexico using traditional ancestral methods and individually hand painted bottles by local Mexican artesans.

The Madrecuishe agave is part of the Karwinskii family, which also includes agave Cuishe, Cirial, and Tobasiche. Harvested between 14-16 years old, it grows mostly in the drier climates of Oaxaca, and typically takes a tall, cylindrical form. Due to the agave's dense core and low water content, mezcal made from Madrecuishe typically has high minerality and freshness with vegetal and floral notes. QQRQ's Madrecuishe is made by Maestro Mezcalero Natalio Vazquez at his palenque in El Palmar. Agaves are sourced from both wild and semi-wild plantations in Sitio El Palmar, San Luis Amatlán and Miahuatlán. Semi-wild means that wild seeds are sowed in community or private fields and when transplanted, left to grow, as in the wild. True wild agaves are increasingly scarce and Symonds feels replanting wild seeds represents a more responsible way to enjoy these rarer types of agave. To this end QQRQ re-sow ten times as many seeds as agaves used in their Mezcals. Tasting note: Clear. Oily and dense with a briney / fruity / waxy / dried herb opening sniff. Drifts lazily from the glass. Air contact loses no definition or intensity adding hints of menthol tobacco, white pepper, char grilled pineapple and dried fruits. A medium sweet, light to medium bodied mezcal with Islay-esque flavours of grilled citrus, tyre tube, wood smoke and a brisk, minerally finish. Elegant and remarkably balanced. The bouquet is first class. 47% Alc./Vol.

This fruity, sweet and smokey expression is the most approachable of the Corte Vetusto range, drawing some comparison with medium-ester Jamaican rums. Bold flavours hint at stewed pears, potpourri, brine, white pepper and trail off with suggestions of rubber and wood smoke. It's sleek, supple and accessible, without lacking concentration or character. 45% Alc./Vol. Tasted from a 15ml sample.

Kuna Panama is tradition at its best, the 8 year old rum uses dry season Panamanian, freshly squeezed and distilled sugar cane, placed in ex_bourbon oak barrels for ageing. Light gold in colour. Rich texture, full of dried red fruits. Drier nose, floral with sustained vanilla and caramel. Hint of red wine barrel ageing. Warm toffee and caramel front palate, floral notes of vanilla and apple blossum. Leather notes, matured red wine finish. Gift boxed.

ENSAMBLE (SIPPING) Mezcal made from 100% agave, with the best varieties from Mexico, which are: Agave Espadin (A. Angustifolia), Agave Tobala (A. Potatorum), Agave Cuishe (A. Karwinskii). Method: Craftsman made Category: Young, white Alcoholic content: 42% Cooking: Volcanic stone oven Distillation: double, with Copper Mills. Tubs: Sweet Wood. Fermentation: Wild. AROMA When you first breathe it in, it leaves a sweet flowery scent with mineral hints followed by a soft smoky note just as a good mezcal made in a craftsmen’s volcanic stone oven would. TASTE Fresh and herbal, with a soft, sophisticated touch of honey in the aftertaste. PAIRINGS Trascendente Blended White is a special Mezcal due to the fact that it pairs extremely well with any type of food and, in particular, seafood. Trascendente Blended White is great paired even with desserts; it is best accompanied by pieces of chocolate or with citric fruits ice-cream. Made in: Oaxaca, Mexico.