Destilado de Agave, Espadin con Cacao Puntas, 'Hombres de Campo'

• Destilado de agave produced in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
• Maestro Mezcalero Gonzalo Martínez Sernas
• Distilled from 100% Espadín (Agave angustifolia) 
• Cooked in a conical earthen pit oven using pine and mesquite wood
• Milled using a traditional horse-drawn stone tahona
• Fermented in Encino oak vats (tinas) using proprietary well water
• Double distilled in a traditional Filipino-style clay pot still
• The second distillation sees the addition of fresh Oaxacan cacao made by Gonzalo’s sisters
• Adjusted using spring water and tails
• 63% ABV

You know it, you love it…you want it to be much more intense and powerful? Arguably the most widely-known flagship release from Macurichos, their Espadín con Cacao, is here bottled from only the puntas—the higher proof “heads” of the distillation run, hitting a whopping 63% ABV. The results are immediately compelling, with aromas of jasmine and toasted malt finding their way into the already beloved mezcal, an iconic collaboration between the seven siblings of the Martínez Sernas family.

Hombres de Campo: Each year in late June, Gonzalo Martínez Sernas and his family—his three brothers, three sisters, and his nephew—take a break from their rigorous production schedule and organize a massive anniversary celebration for the family palenque. Tables are nestled among the stills, lights are strung, and prominent chefs from across Mexico and beyond join the family to prepare an extravagant feast for their guests while cocktails and jugs of mezcal are passed among the crowd. It’s quite a throwdown. Since the 59th anniversary in 2022, Gonzalo has been marking the occasion with the release of a small series of exquisite, unique mezcales that feature a new and distinct label theme each year. “Hombres de Campo” celebrates the individual family members who comprise Macurichos’ day-to-day productions, their portraits decorating the label of each limited edition release.