Bacanora is finally getting some attention here in the United States! This is a mezcal from the Sonora region of Mexico and has been around for over 300 years. Rancho Tepua uses the Agave Pacifica variety (once- the only type permitted now the designation has expanded) harvested by hand cooked for three days in a brick pit and then fermented with native yeasts. Currently in the hands of Maestro Bacanorero Roberto Contreras the Rancho Tepua distillery has been in the family for over five generations. Notes of sweet cherry blossom chicory and fresh herbs on the nose and on the palate a balance of sweet and savory spice roasted banana leaf and a crushed stone minerality that lingers after each sip.