La Venenosa Raicilla Sierra

Product Type: Raicilla 

Size: 750mL

Region: Mexico 

Description: In the 1780s, artisans who made mezcal adopted the name Raicilla in order to avoid a tax imposed by the Spanish Crown. La Venenosa Sierra has rich fruit notes of papaya and avocado and a bracing acidity that makes it a unique base for cocktails. It is produced in the Sierra Occidental de Jalisco region, in the village of Mascota, using Maxmiliana agave. It is made by Maestro Tabernero Don Ruben Pena and is distilled once in a hybrid Filipino/Arabic still. The agave is roasted in an adobe oven using black oak.