{"product_id":"quiquiriqui-destilado-con-mole-700ml","title":"Quiquiriqui Destilado Con Mole 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMezcal de Pechuga (Pechuga translates to ‘breast’ in Spanish) is made when a finished Mezcal is re-distilled with local fruits, grains and nuts, and a raw piece of protein (typically a chicken) is hung over the still to cook in the emanating vapors. Traditionally, this style of Mezcal is produced for special occasions and consumed locally, and there are as many different versions as there are distilleries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQQRQ’s version trades the poultry for a homemade mole paste. This paste is made to a traditional recipe by the Méndez family and includes guajillo and ancho chillies, sesame seeds, almonds, peanuts, garlic, onion, raisins, bananas and cacao. Crafted by Carlos Méndez at his palenque in Santiago Matatlán, this Pechuga uses the QQRQ Espadín agave as its base. Following the second distillation, the mole paste is added and the spirit is rested to infuse for two weeks before a final, third distillation. This stunning, vegetarian-friendly recipe is thought to be the first commercial release of its kind. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe nose has that classic roasted agave sweetness balanced by Matatlán’s herbal vibe, and subtle wafts of earth, leather and white chocolate with wisps of smoke throughout. On the palate there’s a cornucopia of complex spices, roasted nuts and that earthy, botanical Espadín character. Terrific texture. A very long and nutty finish focuses in on roasted cacao and peppery spice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s a Mexican saying that you don’t find Mezcal, it finds you. Mezcal found Melanie Symonds in 2011, in the hills behind Puerto Escondido on the Oaxacan coast. To cut a long story short, what was meant to be a six-week holiday became a six-month immersion into Mezcal folklore and culture and spawned one of the agave spirit’s most authentic and sustainable drink brands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first law of Quiquiriqui Mezcal: these drinks are insanely delicious. In a nutshell, these unique spirits are must-tries for any lover of terroir-driven drinks and craft spirits in general. Each Mezcal in the range is a Single-Palenque, 100% agave spirit made strictly according to the newly ratified Artisanal category. Using locally grown agave plants, hand-harvested when mature, the piñas are traditionally roasted in fire pits for three to five days and crushed using a tahona (stone wheel). Fermentation occurs outside in tinas, or oak vats, relying only on the microbe-rich airborne yeasts. The final process is a double-distillation in wood-fired, small copper stills. Bottled unfiltered, each roast produces around 1000 litres of evocative, smoke-wreathed agave spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Espadín is QuiQuiRiQui’s classic, highly mixable house-style mezcal. It’s beautifully crafted in Santiago Matatlán by Carlos Méndez. Méndez comes from prime mezcal stock; his family has made the drink for six generations and that experience manifests in a bold and complex spirit with intense, roasted agave flavours and a peppery finish that is characteristic of the lowland Espadín agave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat artisanal Mezcal embodies a level of authenticity and raw site-driven quality that is almost impossible to match in the spirit world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside her flagship, Symonds now oversees a rotating series of limited edition silvestres; Mezcals made from decades-old wild or semi-wild agave species. Using traditional techniques and recipes, each made-to-order batch is hand-crafted by families who have been producing traditional Mezcals in their communities for generations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Quiquiriqui Destilado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53445432574136,"sku":"SKU-080526001322","price":155.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4211\/3208\/files\/887BA3E0-8B27-4A25-9AD9-7A25B50C62CA.jpg?v=1778296941","url":"https:\/\/www.vauclusecellars.com.au\/products\/quiquiriqui-destilado-con-mole-700ml","provider":"Vaucluse Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}