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Through your tasting flight, you will find a paradoxical commingling of flavors that stimulate all sides of your palette from smokey and savory to slightly tangy, sweet, and supple. All of these are matched with pairings of culinary delights to bring out the flavors that you will find within the mezcals. Cinnamon chili chocolate, smoked Oaxacan mole, cream blood orange crisps, and mango chili <mark class="highlight">jerky</mark>...these have been specifically selected based on the essences that you find in waiting for you in your three pours of exceptional mezcal. The key features of this box are three Mezcals from Ilegal; Aejo, Joven and Reposado, Watermelon Roads mango margarita fruit <mark class="highlight">jerky</mark>, Olive and Sinclair Cinnamon Chili Chocolate, Bunches and Bunches Smokes Oaxacan Mole Sauce, A set of Cocktail kingdoms veladora mezcal glasses, and Dardimans Creme Blood Orange Crisps. Starting with the youngest of the group is the Joven mezcal. Along with pronounced agave sweetness, youll notice a spicy heat and light smokiness typical of most (but not all) mezcals. But dig a little deeper and it has beautiful mineral notes, as well as tart green apple and citrus. Ilegal Joven makes a mind-blowing mezcalarita, and its also great on the rocks with a twist of orange peel. Next, move on to the reposado, which has been aged from 4 to 6 months in ex-bourbon barrels. A four month old whiskey would be in its infancy, but the transformation of a mezcal aged in the heat of Mexico is pronounced... and delicious. You still get the sweet agave, but now in the mix are caramel and butterscotch, and the smoke is a little more of the charcoal-barbecue variety. Rich dark chocolate and oak show up on the finish. Ilegal Reposado is versatile; use it in cocktails, drink it on the rocks, or sip it neat its a no-lose proposition. FInally we have Ilegal Aejo. Its darker, with all the color coming from the new American oak in which the mezcal has spent 13 months. On the nose, theres a smoky herbaceousness that carries over to the palate, along with citrus and a delightful...
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