About:
- Proof: 94.4
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Distiller: Reynaldo Alejandro Garcia
- Still Type: Clay pot stills
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Agave: Sierra Negra de Cuero
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Fermentation: 3 day rawhide fermentation with "encino de agua" tree bark
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Village: Santa Catarina Albarradas, Oaxaca
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Batch Size: 85 L
Tasting notes:
- The first three words that came to mind when nosing this pour were sweet, salt, and smoke. Ground pepper dust dances back and forth with notes of cooked agave, citrus peel and baguette.
- The palate immediately expresses salty prosciutto, cracked black pepper, pronounced citrus oils, hints of ground cinnamon, with a delicious cacao undercurrent on the backend.
- The finish is long and consistent from the palate, with a hint of herbal notes introduced - think fresh Thai basil.
About:
In April 2024, young mezcalero Reynaldo Alejandro Garcia created this small batch of "Sierra Negra de Cuero, which is just the second batch of Sierra Negra to be roasted, fermented in rawhide, and distilled at Rey's palenque. He harvested just three Sierra Negra (a. Americana sp) hearts, roasted them in an underground oven with encino oak and acacia leaves for eight days, and eventually crushed them with wooden mallets to create fermentable mash. That mash was heaped into the rawhide fermenters, where it fermented for three days with the aid of ground "encino de agua" tree bark. Once the fermentation was deemed to be complete, Reynaldo began to double-distill the mash in a set of eight small clay pot stills.
Distilled April 2024. Proofed with heads, hearts & tails by Reynaldo. 85 total liters. Santa Catarina Albarradas, Oaxaca. Specially bottled for Seelbach's in Washington, D.C.
