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Storm King Distilling Co.

Storm King Distilling Co.
Agave Especial

Category: Agave Spirit

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 40%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$65

Storm King Distilling Co.
Agave Especial

Category: Agave Spirit

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 40%
Clear dark amber color. Woody, sweet, nutty aromas and flavors of kola nut, cedar oil, cherry, vanilla cream, and corn masa with a creamy, moderately sweet light-to-medium body and a warming, medium-length finish that presents impressions of cow tail candy, caramel, tobacco, butterscotch, black pepper, root beer, spice pear, and green herbs and green pepper. Whiskey lovers who don’t drink agave products would love this; elegant and elevated.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: kola nut, cedar oil, cherry, vanilla cream, and corn masa
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with impressions of cow tail candy, caramel, tobacco, butterscotch, black pepper, root beer, spice pear, and green herbs and green pepper
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat, shots and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Paloma, Sangrita, Tommy's Margarita
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Whiskey lovers who don't drink agave products would love this; elegant and elevated.

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.