Sierra Norte Single Barrel Yellow

Master mezcalero Douglas French captures the flavor of native Oaxacan heirloom corn in this unique and singular spirit—the first single-barrel Mexican whisky available in the U.S. Distilled in San Agustín de las Juntas each of French’s trio of whiskies uses a single variety of ancestral corn that requires hand-harvesting promoting jobs in traditional farming. Aged for a mere 10 months in French oak Yellow has swirling notes of blue iris dried chilies and fresh linen around a core of plump corn with tangy marmalade maple syrup pepper and a spiced-honey finish. Number 20 in the 2018 Top 20