Hacienda de Bañuelos Masparillo is produced using an extremely rare agave that grows wild on hills of the Bañuelos property in the state of Zacatecas.
About this mezcal
Hacienda de Bañuelos Masparillo is produced using an extremely rare agave that grows wild on hills of the Bañuelos property in the state of Zacatecas. The wild Masparillo agaves are short and squat. The plants take 12 years to mature and are difficult to farm. The Bañuelos family are the first to produce mezcal from this agave in the region. After being cooked in an underground brick oven for 72 hours, the cooked agaves are crushed with a tahona and fermented with wild yeasts before being double distilled.
Hacienda de Bañuelos
Hacienda de Bañuelos (also labelled Los Potrillos Mezcal) was founded in 1915 and is a fourth generation taberna (distillery). The Bañuelos family is leading the revival of mezcal production in the Mexican state of Zacatecas which is immediately to the north of Jalisco. Southern Zacatecas has a particular mineral driven terroir that shines in all of the Hacienda de Bañuelos expressions.
Learn more:
- Hacienda de Bañuelos and Derrumbes Zacatecas on the Mezcal Reviews blog
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Mezcal Mike
29 reviewsLot 02, bottle 554/933
Nothing wrong with this one as it is a very nice sip actually. Just nothing that particularly stands out either. Balanced nose, earthy, smooth at 46.7%. Rides nicely on the palate until the next sip. I’ll keep tasting this one and it may have a perfect place within a flight.
Rakhal
392 reviewsDidn’t get the lot number. Vanilla, rosewater, bamboo, crushed granite, pound cake. Nice and soft and easy.
El-Dawg
177 reviewsStrong notes of some BBQ, but also slightly sweet (reminiscent of a tequila). Very woody/oaky and earthy – all in a good way. Overall this one is really good.
Mansson
71 reviewsLot 15, distilled 2018. Soft, sweet fruit like canned pears coupled with roasted peppers, cinnamon, a slight salinity and something spicy in the background that resembles mild horseradish. A delicious, easy-drinking mezcal.