Doña Tules - The Bottles
Doña Tules Barrel #1
Mezcalero: Edgar Gonzalez
Village: San Cristobal Lachirioag
Agave: 100% estate grown agave espadin
Vintage: October 2016
Oven: In ground, Conical, Stone and Adobe
Mill: Horse drawn Tahona
Ferment: 7-9 days, 100% wild yeast, no additives
Distillation: Twice
Still: 300 liter, Copper and stainless
Alcohol by Volume: 47.6%
Local name: Mezcal, Nhis Dua
Aging: 93% in new French oak for 20 months, 7% in glass for 20 months
"Comes on like a mezcal, finishes like a brown spirit- ample smoke and roast agave, baking spices, vanilla, custard and clove. Lovely silky mouthfeel with a long finish" — Clayton Szczech/"Experience Mezcal"
Doña Tules Barrel #2
Mezcalero: Edgar Gonzalez
Village: San Cristobal Lachirioag
Agave: 100% estate grown agave espadin
Vintage: October 2016
Oven: In ground, Conical, Stone and Adobe
Mill: Horse drawn Tahona
Ferment: 7-9 days, 100% wild yeast, no additives
Distillation: Twice
Still: 300 liter, Copper and stainless
Alcohol by Volume: 47.8%
Local name: Mezcal, Nhis Dua
Aging: New French Oak, 6 Months, Single use American Oak Bourbon, 22 Months
"The nose sings like a very light maple syrup- Very playful and bright- neither sweet nor tannic but fully integrated with a really light touch of sandalwood" — Max Garrone /mezcalistas.com
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Doña Tules Barrel #3
Mezcalero: Edgar Gonzalez
Village: San Cristobal Lachirioag
Agave: 100% estate grown agave espadin
Vintage: February 2017
Oven: In ground, Conical, Stone and Adobe
Mill: Horse drawn Tahona
Ferment: 7-9 days, 100% wild yeast, no additives
Distillation: Twice
Still: 300 liter, Copper and stainless
Alcohol by Volume: 46.6%
Local name: Mezcal, Nhis Dua
Aging: 30 months in French Chardonnay
"This is the dark rum end of the spectrum among the three. Conjure up dark and stormy. Rich, unctuous, honey sweetness, low viscosity, an incredibly robust sensation that holds up well on the rocks, and in cocktails. I've rarely found wood aged agave spirits that have excited me as much as the Doña Tules line" — Max Garrone/mezcalistas.com
Doña Tules Barrel #4
Raicillero: Manuel Salcedo
Village: Mascota/El Rincon
Agave: 100% estate grown agave Lechuguilla
Vintage: May 2017
Oven: Above ground horno, brick and adobe
Mill: Handmade, motorized shredder
Ferment: 6 days, 100% native, no additives
Distillation: Heart from first, combined with heart from second
Still: 250 liter, stainless steel and oak
Alcohol by volume: 43.0%
Local Name: Raicilla
Aging: 39 months in single use French oak (Extra Añejo)
"An exceedingly light aged mezcal, bright with a spark of lemon zest, pine tips and cinnamon- you continue to experience the original spirit while encountering a new range of flavors and aromas" mezcalistas.com
Meet the Raicillero:
Doña Tules Barrel #5
Bacanoreros: Roberto Contreras, Sr & Jr
Village: Baviácora, Sonora
Agave: 100% estate grown agave pacifica
Vintage: August 2018
Oven: In ground, conical brick
Mill: Motorized shredder
Ferment: 6-10 days, 100% wild yeast, no additives
Distillation: Twice
Still: 600 liter Stainless Steel
Alcohol by Volume: 47.7%
Local name: Bacanora
Aging: 36 months in single use French oak
(Extra Añejo)
Doña Tules Barrel #6
Raicillero: Manuel Salcedo
Village: Mascota/ El Rincon
Agave: 100% estate grown agave Lechuguilla
Vintage: May 2017
Oven: Above ground horno, brick and adobe
Mill: Handmade/Motorized shredder
Ferment: 6 days,100% native, no additives
Distillation: Heart from first combined with Heart from second
Still: 250 Liter, Stainless Steel and oak
Alcohol by Volume: 44%
Local name: Raicilla
Aging: 62 months in American and French