Lagrimas de Dolores Mezcal Joven Maguey I'Gok

Long cultivated by the Tepehuan and Huichol peoples of southern Mezquital, I'GOK is the same species as Oaxaca's Arruqueño, growing to similar heights of 2 metres and up, but again with a drastically different flavour profile. Notes of caramelized butter, light smoke, sweetness that stretches all the way into the back of the sinuses and a woodiness not reminiscent of aging but rather of cooked agaves. Very complex.