This spirit is made in 110-liter batches, in a community that rejects Western culture and does not regularly interact with outsiders.

As the agave’s roots dig deep in search of water, the a hint of the deep soil’s minerality finds its to the agave. It’s balanced by floral sweetness and chocolate notes that burst to the palate with intensity and freshness.

Producer: Aciano Mendoza
Community: Canoas, Jal.
Maguey: cenizo (A. bovicornuta)
Cooked: underground pit oven
Production Yield: 110 L
Extracted by hand with wooden mallets
Fermented with spring water
Distilled in clay pots