Review #416; Mezcal #40: Maguey Melate Arroqueno – Semei Garcia Ramos

This is a bottling from Maguey Melate. This Arroqueno was aged for 12-15 years, cooked in an earth oven for 5 days, and fermented for 12-15 days. Let’s see how well it holds up Mezcalero: Semei Garcia Ramos Batch: SEM-ARR-001 ABV: 47.8% Nose: Aromatic, cotton candy, vanilla cream, cream cheese Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Warm, cream cheese, minerals, earthy, Bell Peppers,

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Review #408; Scotch #149: Caol Ila 11yr 2007 SMWS 53.304 “Rose petals on a rock pool”

I tried this blind and then was revealed the bottle, so keep that in mind while reading my notes. This is a bottling from SMWS of Caol Ila. It was aged for 11 years in a refill bourbon hogshead, then bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 59.5% Nose: Buttery Popcorn,

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