Erstwhile Arroqueño Mezcal in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. This mezcal has aromas of perfume, spices, and burnt orange. On the palate, there are notes of green plantain and citrus.
About this mezcal
Erstwhile Arroqueño Mezcal is produced by Juan Hernández Méndez in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca using 100% maguey Arroqueño (agave Americana). This mezcal was naturally fermented in open-air wooden vats and distilled in copper alembic pots. This mezcal has aromas of perfume, spices, and burnt orange. On the palate, there are notes of green plantain and citrus.
Erstwhile Mezcal
Erstwhile Mezcal is a Brooklyn-based mezcal brand specializing in small-batch artisanal and ancestral mezcal. It was founded in 2017 by Yuan Ji (lawyer-turned-empresaria) and Kevin J. Brown (antiquarian map expert and Owner of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps). Their mission is to discover, curate, and connect both connoisseurs and novices with small-batch mezcal of the highest caliber. The team behind Erstwhile Mezcal is committed to mezcal education, transparency, sustainability and fair trade. Erstwhile Mezcal is a woman-owned business that supports fellow women in mezcal production. The first batches of Erstwhile Mezcal arrived in New York and California in the fall of 2018.
In the US, Erstwhile Mezcal can be purchased directly from their online store.
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