Mezcalosfera, Espadin Mezcal Distilled with Mango and Habanero PORTUCOUNT0125 and full of energy—Pinot Noir

and full of energy—Pinot Noir with edge

Try with oysters or fresh chevre

but nuanced enough for a martini or Negroni with a twist

Created from the indigenous variety Malvasia de Colares

Mezcalosfera, Espadin Mezcal Distilled with Mango and Habanero PORTUCOUNT0125 and full of energy—Pinot NoirYes, there is habanero in here. No, it will not wreck you. Mezcalosfera is the bottling project of Oaxaca's Mezcaloteca, and the whole point is radical transparency: the agave, the maestro, the still, all on the label, no romantic fog. This one takes an espadin and runs it again with mango and habanero in the pot, a nod to the old destilado con tradition where whatever is ripe and local goes into the still. The fruit reads as perfume more than