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Storm King Distilling Co.

Storm King Distilling Co.
Agave Especial

Category: Agave Spirit

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 40%
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$60

Storm King Distilling Co.
Agave Especial

Category: Agave Spirit

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 40%
Golden yellow color. Aromas and flavors of vanilla, orange, lemon cleaner, and orange push-up pop with a satiny, bright, dryish medium body and a tingling, compelling, rapid finish displaying notes of orange julius, bit o honey, and oak spices. Orange, honey, and oak spices in a mix that is pleasant in some ways.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Herbal & Spicy
Aroma Aroma: vanilla, orange, lemon cleaner, and orange push-up pop
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of orange julius, bit o honey, and oak spices
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails and shots
Cocktail Cocktails: Paloma, Sangrita, Tommy's Margarita
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Orange, honey, and oak spices in a mix that is pleasant in some ways.

The Producer

Storm King Distilling Co.

The Producer
41 West Main St.
Montrose, CO 81401
USA
1 970-209-8663

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.