Animas Mezcal Joven Espadin BFCM21ALL the 2018 has softened enough

the 2018 has softened enough to pour tonight while still holding the tannic frame to keep evolving for a decade or more

undiluted (Genshu) Junmai sake from Chiyo Shuzo in Nara

Sophie represents the pinnacle of South Tyrolean Chardonnay

dark chocolate with elements of raisin and fig

Animas Mezcal Joven Espadin BFCM21ALL the 2018 has softened enoughEverything here is done the old way, which is another way of saying the hard way. Animas comes from the village of San Juan del Rio in Oaxaca, sitting around 6,300 feet, where maestro mezcalero Humberto Juan works with espadin agave grown by his brother Rodolfo and left to mature about eight years. The pinas are roasted in an underground pit oven, crushed under a stone tahona, fermented in open wooden vats with native yeast, and distilled twice in