{"product_id":"salvadores-mezcal-artesanal-destilado-con-hierba-santa-750ml","title":"Salvadores Mezcal Artesanal Destilado con Hierba Santa 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eSalvadores Destilado con Hierba Santa is an artisanal Espadín mezcal distilled with fresh hierba santa by maestro mezcalero Flavio Pérez Méndez and his family in Tlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca, bottled at 90.4 proof (45.2% ABV).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalvadores is a family company, founded when the current producer's great-grandfather began making mezcal. It is made at Casa Palacios (NOM 0654X) from 100% Espadín matured eight years, cooked in a conical earthen pit with sustainably harvested encino oak, milled by a horse-drawn stone tahona, fermented in traditional wooden tinas with well water and distilled twice in an alembic copper pot still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHierba santa, the sacred herb, also called hoja santa, root beer plant or Mexican pepperleaf, is a spade-shaped leafy herb widely used in the cooking of southern and central Mexico, most notably in mole verde, and its aroma instantly evokes the cuisine of Oaxaca and Puebla. Flavio and Salvador harvest the entire plant, stem to leaf, from the yard of their own palenque, and add four to five fresh stalks per 300 liters directly into the still during the second distillation, as though making a broth from the spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aroma is soft and light, with freshness, aniseed, mineral and herbaceous tones: anise, sage, thyme and lemon. Sweet cooked agave joins aniseed and mint on the palate, with fennel, licorice and spice, for a high herbal intensity. Transportive and unmistakable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anise, sage, thyme, lemon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cooked agave, licorice, fennel, mint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Herbal and long.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Salvadores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMezcalero:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flavio Pérez Méndez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNOM:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0654X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgave:\u003c\/strong\u003e Espadín, 8 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Earthen pit, tahona, wooden tinas, double copper distillation with hierba santa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof \/ ABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90.4 proof (45.2% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Enjoy It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSip it neat to explore its herbal depth, or pair it with Oaxacan dishes such as mole verde.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is hierba santa?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sacred herb, also called hoja santa or Mexican pepperleaf, central to Oaxacan cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is it added?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFresh stalks go directly into the still during the second distillation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho makes it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaestro mezcalero Flavio Pérez Méndez and his family in Tlacolula, Oaxaca.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mezcal\"\u003eMezcal collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salvadores","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68117508194613,"sku":"VWS200431452","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/7367\/8901\/files\/noir-gold-main-29653.webp?v=1794256595","url":"https:\/\/hiddencasks.com\/products\/salvadores-mezcal-artesanal-destilado-con-hierba-santa-750ml","provider":"Hidden Casks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}