Every month at The Barking Dog we put a mezcal in focus.
you can try it at The Barking Dog for only 49,- a serve, and also get 10% discount on the
bottle in our shop

Okay Maguey May:

Cuentacuentos, 100% Agave Spirit, Espadin, Santiago Matatlan -  (46%, 70cl)

Cuentacuentos El Barro began as a project to create an alternative to the “low ABV, watery, tasteless well mezcals” found in bars across the US. This 46% alcohol by volume maguey Espadin mezcal is distilled in copper alambiques and then finished in 30L clay pots. Mezcalero Ricardo Ruiz is from a mezcalero family in Sola de Vega, but he distills this mezcal in Santiago Matatlán. The founder of Cuentacuentos and Carlos Mendes Blas convinced Ricardo to help install four clay pots in the Matatlán distillery. That way they could do the first run in copper and then finish the mezcal in clay in 30 liter runs. Given the efficient production practices, this release aims to meet the same price point as most mezcals found “in the well.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

• Master mezcaleros: Ricardo Ruiz

• Palenque elevation: 1,722 - 1,754 m