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Mal de Amor Barril

Mal de Amor Barril is produced in a beautiful palenque that is owned and operated by Armando Hernandez and his brother Alvaro.

About this mezcal

Mal de Amor Barril is produced by Maestro Mezcalero Armando Hernandez and his brother Alvaro in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. Armando and Alvaro are 3rd generation Maestro Mezcaleros. They grew up making mezcal with their father, learning the techniques handed down from their grandfather. They double distill all their mezcal in 250 liter copper pot stills.

Mal de Amor Mezcal

Mal de Amor Mezcal is a Zapotec-family-owned brand from Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. The palenque is just off the main paved road on the outskirts of town, and it features a full restaurant, a robust barrel aging program, and a small bottling and labelling room. The agave used for production at Mal de Amor come from a variety of different lands in Oaxaca which allows for a rich diversity in expressions to include different terroir. Portions of the family owned land is used to maintain the sustainability of agave for future generations.

We visited this palenque a few years ago and wrote about it in our blog post A Tour with Oaxacking: Mezcal Ilegal, Convite, Pulque, and More.

Member rating

3.5 out of 5

2 reviews

GreenspointTexas

GreenspointTexas

385 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Green. Coffee beans. Cantaloupe, red delicious apples. Finish is a tad hot for me… some gasoline type flavor in there that takes this down a full star

Zack Klamn

Zack Klamn

542 reviews
Rated 3 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Nose – Magic marker. Sundried cherry.

Palate – Thin mouthfeel. Smoky, warm dark cherry sauce. Dark chocolate. A sprinkle of shaved parmesan. Marlboro tobacco finish and ethanol aftertaste.

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