This bottle was made by Maestro Mezcalero Don Juan García. He was taught the craft by his father is continuing the family tradition by passing down knowledge to his son.. He enjoys drinking Tobalá but prefers working with only wild agaves like this Mexicano where he uses only one distillation with refrescadera, a method that is known in this area of Oaxaca. He gets his agaves from his land, and sometimes buys agaves from people he knows and trusts. This 400 liters batch was made in 2018.
PRODUCTION NOTES:
Made by Maestro Juan García
Mexicano (Agave Rhodacantha - 20 to 27 years)
Miahuatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico - located 1650 meters above sea level
Roasted in truncated conical earthen oven
Tahona crushed
Fermented in open-air sabino barrels with natural yeast using well water
One distillation in Filipino style copper pot still with condenser (no water added)