Salmiana Mezcal

Joven (unaged or lightly rested) mezcal distilled from agave salmiana, a large rosette agave native to the highlands of San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas and Guanajuato. Distinctly herbaceous and vegetal — green chili, grapefruit peel, fresh-cut agave, with mineral and earthy finish — versus the rounder caramel/smoke profile of espadín. Lower-sugar agave yields a drier, more austere mezcal; widely used in mezcal-forward stirred drinks and modern paloma variations. ≥3 SKUs in market (The Lost Explorer S...