Holiday Mezcal (“ish”) de Pechuga

[jonnys_spirit]

First I start off by making a mezcal’ish base spirit from wild heirloom unrefined/unfiltered agave syrup earlier this year.
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Then I get up early the day after thanksgiving and hit the Super Mercado for whatever fresh fruit and herbs they have.

Augment with some dried herbs.

Smoked turkey neck, pineapple, and cranberries from Kroger.

I’ll marinate the turkey necks in mole and spice based marinade overnight and i’ve got some mesquite chips to also infuse a bit more cold-smoke into the mix before running it.

More to come!

I may go back for a few more coconuts. I’ll use the coconut water and any fruit juice I can press to proof down the wild heirloom agave base spirit to approximately 25-30%abv.

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I’m looking to end up with 3-4 fifths for the holiday season.

-jonny