Luneta Barreno from mezcalero Ageo Cortes is produced in the community of Miahuatlan, Oaxaca.
About this destilado de agave
Luneta Barreno from Ageo Cortes is produced in Miahuatlan, Oaxaca. Ageo is the son of legendary maestro mezcalero Felipe Cortés. Maguey Barreno is a rare subspecies of the Karwinskii family, distinct for its spiral structure and unique flavor profile. It typically take 7-10 yrs to mature.
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Luneta bottles expressions that are made with a variety of wild and semi-cultivated agaves, in various states by different mezcaleros, each with distinct elaboration techniques yielding individual flavor profiles. Luneta believes that quality, not quantity, is what’s worth striving for. They value individuality, the beauty of imperfection that comes with hand made creations, and the people that bring unique perspectives to the world.
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Bryen
97 reviewsI’ve seen the barreno from Gusto Historico and this is the only other barreno I’d encountered in the wild so I was interested to try it out. This one did shift considerably in complexity from the first sip of the bottle to the last. At first whiff, it smelled like a tequila on the nose but the flavor profile is considerably different. I’d describe this as a darker karwinskii, and was a bit muted in the first 1/4 of the bottle. However, once some air gets in it changes for the better and makes it a bit hard to put down haha! Lots of honey, wasabi, greenness on the nose and a bit leathery and meaty as well. Flavor profile is very green like a typical karwinksii but very woodsy and earthy, olives, soil. Underlying flavor is that of the refrescador from miahuatlan– that’s the unmistakable part of this flavor profile.
I’ve had a few from Ageo the past few months and I really like his expressions– super talented!
I’ve seen the barreno from Gusto Historico and this is the only other barreno I’d encountered in the wild so I was interested to try it out. This one did shift considerably in complexity from the first sip of the bottle to the last. At first whiff, it smelled like a tequila on the nose but the flavor profile is considerably different. I’d describe this as a darker karwinskii, and was a bit muted in the first 1/4 of the bottle. However, once some air gets in it changes for the b