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Pal’alma is the export brand for Almamezcalera, the bottling label from Mexico City’s notorious “Indiana Jones of Agave”, Erick Rodriguez. Equal parts historian and adventurer, Erick travels to remote production sites all over Mexico.

Deeply committed to local traditions and rooted in rustic ingenuity, Erick’s collaborators are all bona fide local legends in their own right. Working with just a single mezcalero per state, including several states (such as Nuevo León and Sonora) not currently acknowledged under the “Mezcal” Denomination of Origin, Erick bottles tiny batches of truly thrilling, uncertified agave distillates. His selections are presented at his small, appointment-only tasting room and as exclusive batches at iconic venues like Omar Hernandez Gallery in Oaxaca and Pujol in Mexico City.

Coveted by mezcal aficionados around the world, Erick’s spirits have previously only been available to consumers by meeting with him directly. We are honored and excited to help bring his aguardientes de agave to a wider audience!

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• Destilado de Agave produced in Puebla, Mexico
• Maestro Mezcalero Asunción Matilde Vargas
• 100% Espadilla (A. angustifolia Haw)
• Harvested capón (reproductive stalk cut to concentrate sugar in the heart) for less than 1 year
• Cooked in a conical earthen oven & milled by hand with axe
• Fermented in a shallow stone well
• Distilled only once using a hybrid ‘Filipino style’ clay & wood tree trunk still with a copper coil condenser
• Thick aromas of cacao, corn silk, and caramel give way to a savory palate of dry soil, cracked black pepper, and epazote
• 50% ABV (alcohol may vary batch to batch)
• Bottle 51 of 72.

- Skurnik

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