Ilegal Mezcal Añejo

Name: Ilegal Mezcal Añejo
Brand: Ilegal Mezcal
SKU: 2032-A
Price: 86.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

$86.99

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Size750mL Proof80 (40% ABV)

Aged for 13 months, this authentic, artisanal, and small batch mezcal añejo boasts a flavorful palate of dark chocolate, sweet agave, and smoky notes.

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This product is available in: CA, CT, DC, FL, IL, KY, MN, NE, NH, NJ, NY, ND, TX, WA Unfortunately, we can't ship to PO Boxes and APO addresses.

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Note: Once an order has been safely & successfully delivered, we do not accept returns due to change of heart or taste. Due to state regulations, we cannot accept the return of alcohol purchased by a customer in error.

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The Story

About Ilegal Mezcal Añejo

Ilegal Mezcal Añejo is aged for thirteen months in medium-charred American oak, medium-charred French oak and used bourbon casks. The production process begins with roasting the piñas in underground ovens in small batches, chopping them into smaller pieces and finally crushing them to a mash by a tahona, a stone mill drawn by a horse. The mash is then fermented by airborne yeasts – no yeast is added – before it is distilled in 250-liter copper pot stills. Due to the maturation period, each batch of Ilegal Mezcal Añejo is slightly different and this artisanal mezcal boasts expressive aromas of maple, clove, and bitter orange on the nose. The flavors open up to notes of dark chocolate and sweet agave, all rounded up with a smooth, long, and slightly smoky finish.

Desperate for a good agave-based spirit to stock at his bar (Café No Se) in Antigua, John Rexer began smuggling artisanal mezcal from Mexico to Guatemala using banditos, river rafts, bribes, disguises, and late night drop points. As word spread about Rexer's illegal mezcal, travelers and tourists, journalists and photographers and lawyers and businessmen began patronizing Rexer's bar and smuggling the mezcal from Guatemala back to the United States. Simply put, Ilegal Mezcal began as an illegal pursuit to stock Café No Se with some of the finest spirits being distilled in Mexico. In 2006, Rexer created the brand Ilegal and today, the journey of Ilegal Mezcal begins in Matatlan, Oaxaca, where it's produced at Mal de Amor by Maestros Mezcaleros Armando and Alvaro Hernandez and at Los Javis by Maestro Mezcalero Javier Mateo.

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About Mezcal

Mezcal is a distilled spirit made from roasted agave plants between two days and two weeks, which gives it a distinct smokey flavor.
What scotch is for whisk(e)y, mezcal is for tequila.

It can be made from different types of agave in different parts of Mexico, but most of it (60%) comes from the state of Oaxaca. Mezcal offers a large diversity of flavor profiles and ranges between 40 and 55% ABV.

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Tasting Notes

Expect maple, clove, and bitter orange on the nose. On the palate, the flavors open up to notes of dark chocolate and sweet agave, all rounded up with a smooth, long, and slightly smoky finish.

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