Maguey Melate Jaime Morales Aquino - Plum Ciruela (375ml)

Maguey Melate Plum Ciruela from Jaime Moreles Aquino was produced at his “Yuu Baa, Tierra Caliente” palenque in Villa Hidalgo Yalala, Oaxaca. This spirit contains no agave whatsoever. Maestro Jaime Morales also produces delicious agave spirits and this distilled plum is really interesting. The plums were harvested, but never cooked. Instead, the fruit was squeezed by hand and added to small clay fermentation pots. Once fermented, it was double distilled in a clay pot still. Incredible depth and complexity: Highest Recommendation

Jaime Morales Aquino is from Villa Hidalgo Yalalag, which sits 3 hours northeast of Oaxaca Centro in the lush Sierra Norte of Oaxaca. His Zapotec roots and customs are what appear to navigate him through life, to have shaped his values, and to guide all his decisions. With both his fermentation and distillation executed in clay, Jaime makes small batches of about 40 liters just 3 – 4 times a year. When in season, he also makes a delicious destilado de mango and de ciruela (plum), just as his ancestors did with the surplus of fruit available to them in the mountains.