Convite Mezcal Esencial

Convite Mezcal Esencial is the entry point to the Convite range, a joven made from Espadin in Oaxaca, with the producer based in San Baltazar Guelavila. Convite works mostly with wild agave, and this Espadin is built for strong expression, equally at home neat or stretched into a long drink or cocktail.
It is certified artesanal. The agaves are cooked in a classic underground pit oven, milled with a horse drawn tahona, fermented naturally with spring water and double distilled in a copper pot still, taking around ten kilos of agave hearts to the litre. On the nose it shows citrus peel, clear smoke and a fresh acidity. The palate brings smoke and power, with green pepper and herbs giving way to a long, slightly saline finish. Bottled at 40%.