New Mezcal alert and the Okay Maguey! for the month of May 2024.
Copper distilled but finished in clay pots to add minerality.
Watch Maestro Mezcalero Carlos Mendez Blas explain their process:
| Maguey: | 100% Espadin, a.angustifolia |
| Mezcalero: | Ricardo Ruiz, Carlos Mendez Blas |
| Location: | Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca |
| Elevation: | 1722m |
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| Oven: | conical oven underground, fired by wood. |
| Milling: | Stone mill, tahona, pulled by horse |
| Fermentation: | Open vats, spontaneous fermentation |
| Destillation: | Copper alambique, 2 destillations, finish in 30L clay pots |
| Mixability: | yes |
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