A perfect Secret Santa or Stocking stuffer for the tequila lover!

Tasting Notes

The set includes 5cl Blanco Agave, 5cl Cafe Agave, 5cl Reposado:

Reposado Agave - El Presidente

Loved by presidents, leaders, and captains of industry, and now sitting as the pinnacle in the Lost Mexican range. The Reposado is a fitting epitaph to the life’s work of one of the early Cornish miners to venture to Mexico.

By 1870, Stanley Kiernan, the son of a Penzance distiller, was the last of a ragtag bunch of miners who had set sail from Cornwall and made their home in Central Mexico. He had spent decades playing with local flavours to create the world’s first range of Cornish-made Mezcal.

Now an old man and as much a Mexican as he ever was a Cornishman, he would take a bottle of his best Reposado up to the Panteón Inglés, where his compatriots lay.

With a wry smile on his weathered face as the memories of their exploits stirred in his mind, he would sit among their tombstones, all facing towards Kernow, and raise a glass to his old friends and their transatlantic adventures.

Café Agave - Mezcal Barrel Coffee Kick

By 1846, Cornish miners had been working in the silver mines of Mexico for twenty years. Knit-frocks and flat caps had been replaced with ponchos and sombreros, whilst sea shanties rang out from the tavernas each evening.

Penzance-born distiller Stanley Kiernan was now famous for his succulent alchemy. His most celebrated concoction, locally known as El Café Del Monte, used agave with vanilla and coffee beans.

Each day, a pasty now spiced with chilli and a ration of El Café was sent down the mineshaft to be met with cries of ¡Yeghes Da Amigos!

The Best Shot in Cornwall - Blanco Agave

In early 1825, Stanley Kiernan, the son of a Penzance distiller, set sail from Falmouth with around 60 of his fellow Cornishmen and 1500 tons of mining machinery. They arrived in Mineral del Monte, Mexico, in May 1826, where they immediately set to work resurrecting the region’s derelict silver mines.

Before too long, the mines were up and running, the pasty was the new staple in town, and Stanley fashions a basic still out of damaged mining equipment. With the help of the locals and their succulent botanicals, he starts to experiment, and on that windswept hill in central Mexico, the world’s first Cornish-made mezcal is born – a recipe lost in time until now…

Not sure what to choose as a gift? Fancy treating yourself to a little tasting kit?

This tasting set showcases a selection of Pocketful of Stones's premium gins, ideal for gin lovers and connoisseurs alike!

4 x 50ml Gin Miniatures including the award-winning Caspyn Cornish Dry Gin, the seasonal Ansum Damson Gin and British Heritage flavours of  Marmalade Old Tom as well as Dandelion and Burdock Gin. Perfect as a gift or to sample more of the range.

Tasting Notes

The set includes:

ANSUM DANSOM GIN 50ml… A seasonal Damson Gin is handcrafted using locally sourced foraged Damsons from around Cornwall. Star Anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and orange are added to the infusion, giving spicy and warming flavours without being overly sweet.

MARMALADE OLD TOM GIN 50ml… They’ve taken the archetypal flavour of the Seville orange and distilled it with a gorgeous combination of botanicals, infused more Seville Orange peel and then added a slight sweetness to create a citrus-forward, contemporary gin built on the backbone of British tradition.

DANDELION & BURDOCK GIN 50ml ... The Darling of the North. Dandelion and Burdock is a tried and tested flavour combination. They've taken the earthy flavours of the roots of these botanicals and distilled them with locally foraged heather, honeybush to add a floral lift, almond to bind the flavours and add a creamy smooth texture and orris root to add length. A classic dry gin when served with tonic but if you're after that old school northern fish & chip shop Dandelion & Burdock, serve with gingerale or D&B soda.

CASPYN CORNISH DRY GIN 50ml… A classic dry gin, with lots of floral (hibiscus flowers) and citrus notes from the lemon and orange peel, lemongrass, lemon verbena. You will notice a freshness from our Japanese tea, alongside a lengthy sherbet finish from the hand-picked gorse and orris root.