Animas Mezcal Joven Espadin LD25SALE From the importer: It is

From the importer: It is far too rainy in Axberg to grow apricots for this eau-de-vie

The nose shows beautifully ripe peach and apricot notes

then two years in sherry casks—a dual-maturation approach unusual for grappa

and a distinct minerality that sets Lafleur apart from its plusher neighbors

and this cru bottling shows what Glera can do when it's taken seriously

Animas Mezcal Joven Espadin LD25SALE From the importer: It isEverything 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