Destilado de Agave Chino Capon

• Destilado de Agave produced in Oponguio, Michoacán
• Maestro Mezcalero Don Miguel Perez Reséndiz with sons Miguel & Melitón
• 100% Chino (Agave cupreata) harvested after 2 years capón
• Cooked 3–5 days using pine & oak in a cylindrical pit oven made of brick
• Milled within 24 hours, using a small mechanical grinder powered by a repurposed 4-cyllinder 1979 Datsun engine
• Fermented 6–10 days using spring water in rectangular clay pits lined with oak
• Distilled twice using a Filipino-style pot still made of copper and oak
• Rested 4 years 3 months in glass
• 740 bottles produced
• Fresh & earthy with deep mineral notes of brick and wet stone, river moss, dark berries, green tomatoes, warm pretzel and mustard seed, fennel, soft caramel, and a shadow of vanilla bean
• 49.6% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

Where it all began! Cultivated from seed for 7–8 years then harvested after a further 2 years capón, the Perez family has been distilling Chino maguey for over four generations. Rich and savory yet somehow delicate, this mezcal has a little something for everyone; a true gem in the category.

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