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Joshua Tree Distilling

Joshua Tree Distilling
Single Estate Maguey Tobalá Blanco Agave Spirit

Category: Agave Spirit

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 40%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$79

Joshua Tree Distilling
Single Estate Maguey Tobalá Blanco Agave Spirit

Category: Agave Spirit

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 40%
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of wet straw and green chilies, aromatic hard cheese, leather and stewed mushrooms, and forest floor and decomposing plant matter with a round, lively, dry medium body and a warming, interesting, medium-length finish conveying notes of roast mushroom, vanilla, peppered cracklings, and peppered lime. Rich and funky on the nose with a smooth and rounded texture, some rich fruit flavors, and an earthy complex finish.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: wet straw and green chilies, aromatic hard cheese, leather and stewed mushrooms, and forest floor and decomposing plant matter
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of roast mushroom, vanilla, peppered cracklings, and peppered lime
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Finish Finish: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: neat and on the rocks
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Rich and funky on the nose with a smooth and rounded texture, some rich fruit flavors, and an earthy complex finish.

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Agave Spirit

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Serve in a Shot Glass
Agave spirit refers to a spirit made from one of the numerous varieties of agave plants outside the Mexican denominations of Tequila, Mezcal, Sotol, Bacanora and Raicilla. While most of the products are produced in Mexico from locally grown agave there are also examples made from agave grown in the southwestern United States and even the nation of Venezuela. Specific categories include Sikua from the Mexican state of Michoacan and Cocuy from Venezuela.

These sprits are usually clear, unless aged in oak, which gives them a golden color. Flavor profiles range from sweet potatoes and roasted pepper to herbs and smoky minerals; often there is a peppery finish. They are meant to be sipped as an aperitif, in cocktails, or served with spicy Mexican and Latin cuisine.