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Shelter Distilling

Shelter Distilling
Rancho Del Sol California Agave Spirit

Category: Agave Spirit

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 47%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$154

Shelter Distilling
Rancho Del Sol California Agave Spirit

Category: Agave Spirit

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 47%
Clear color. Aromas of baked tropical fruits, papaya bread, pineapple cake, caramelized apple, honey, and cut grass with a fat body and a very long spicy manuka honey, cedar, ginger, and lemon, paprika, and under ripe mango finish. Full of spicy and woodsy flavors with a bit of floral honey sweetness and the back bone to stand up in cocktails.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: baked tropical fruits, papaya bread, pineapple cake, caramelized apple, honey, and cut grass
Taste Flavor: spicy manuka honey, cedar, ginger, and lemon, paprika, and under ripe mango
Smoothness Smoothness: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy in cocktails
Cocktail Cocktails: Paloma, Sangrita, Tommy's Margarita
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Full of spicy and woodsy flavors with a bit of floral honey sweetness and the back bone to stand up in cocktails.

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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.