Pierde Almas Botanicals +9 (750 ml)

About

Behind each bottle of Pierde Almas is a time-honored recipe kept alive with painstaking care by the family patriarch in each successive generation. Their labels are hand-printed on 100% acid-free, handmade paper derived from fibers that are indigenous to the region and have been in use since pre-Columbian times. With their Wild Agave Reforestation Program, they are actively engaged in the re-forestation of wild species of Agave in those areas where their populations have been depleted. Pierde Almas begins each rainy season by inviting bartenders, chefs, restauranteurs, and journalists to join them for their annual wild Tobalá planting. Due to the artisinal nature of their mezcal, the ABV of each lot may vary slightly.

Pierde Almas Botanicals +9

Pierde Almas +9 Botanicals is the result of the merging of two great rivers in distilling history: Mezcal & Gin. This amazing New World Gin was created by Jonathan Barbieri, who started experimenting with this conceptual hybrid early in 2011. The botanical ingredients were first smuggled into Mexico from NY in the checked luggage of family and friends who were returning to Oaxaca from the big apple. Later on these same botanicals were sourced locally in Mexico.

Pierde Almas +9 Botanicals is made from their already world-class Espadín Mezcal and is then rectified with the nine classic botanicals of Gin. It is truly a fusionary first. As a fine sipping gin, Pierde Almas +9 Botanicals unfolds layer by subtle layer across the palate. Instead of the juniper standing out front in the role of lonely soloist, it truly blends with a complex chorus of spices redolent of the orient and Mediterranean Europe. Meanwhile, every note is underscored by the unmistakable earthly flavor of mezcal.