Divino 30 Years Añejo

In 1984 a consignment of distilled spirit made 100% from Agave Angustifolia haw, also known as Agave Espadín– (the plant from whence Mezcal originates) arrived at the Licores Veracruz cellars. As it was being decanted, the young Josė Villanueva Barragán noticed the extraordinary aroma of this new arrival, and asked his parents’ agreement to keep some of this distillate for the future and age it further in oak barrels. And so it was that 17 European antique white oak casks were set aside containing approximately 2900 litres of mezcal spirit, to quietly age in the Licores Veracruz cellars for many years. In fact so many years passed, that over time, the cellar masters came and went, and the consignment of 17 barrels was forgotten about. While clearing a part of the old cellars, these forgotten casks were re-discovered and 30 years later, after the angels had taken their share of the original 17casks, only the equivalent of 5 barrels remained. Thirty years on, José Villanueva Barragán finally opened a cask for tasting, and described the liquid as magnificent and quite unique. Naturally he decided it was time to bottle it and show it to the world.