Tag: Tahona Extraction

Amarás Verde

Mezcal Verde is an artisanal mezcal with 100% natural fermentation and double distilled that uses a mix of different woods in the cooking process to obtain a smokier profile. The brand also works with artists to create rotating labels with different artwork for its mezcal….

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El Silencio Espadín

El Silencio Espadin is made with agave Espadin from master mezcalero Pedro Hernandez. It’s handmade in small batches, and is designed specifically for use in cocktails, as opposed to a sipping mezcal. Interestingly, this mezcal’s black bottle is inspired by “Barro Negro” pottery. It’s made in 100% black glass with a matte finish to maintain…

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Mal Bien Espadín

Mal Bien describes this Espadín as their everyday sipper and the gateway mezcal to their more adventurous offerings. Produced by Oscar Morales Garcia in San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca. This mezcal smells of roasted meat, ground corn, and pine tar. On the palate, there are notes of leather, caramelized banana, and barley….

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Los Vecinos del Campo Espadín

Los Vecinos del Campo Espadin is produced in the Valles Centrales region of Oaxaca by a group of 10 master mezcaleros. This mezcal is spicy up front and moves quickly to tropical fruits, ginger, and roasted peppers….

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400 Conejos Espadín

400 Conejos Espadín Joven is produced by maestro mezcalero Don Tacho in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. Don Tacho carefully selects the agave Espadin when they have reached maturity after 8-10 years. This mezcal is traditionally produced using a stone oven (horno), horse-drawn tahona, and copper distillation….

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Alipus San Juan Del Rio

Alipus San Juan del Rio is made with agave Espadin. Alipus started working with Joel Antonio Cruz for this release, however the family turned over distillation to Joel’s younger cousin Rodolfo Juan Juarez a few years ago. This mezcal is distinguished by the conditions of the plants location in reddish and white soils, and long…

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Nuestra Soledad Lachigui

Nuestra Soledad Lachigui is made by master mezcalero Pedro Vasquez in Lachigui, Miahuatlan. This mezcalero also makes some of the El Jolgorio mezcals that use wild agave, and this is his farm-grown agave Espadin. At 49% this mezcal is strong, but the alcohol does not overpower it. It has some unique flavor notes not found…

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Nuestra Soledad San Baltazar

Nuestra Soledad San Baltazar is made with agave Espadin that is cultivated in the highlands, where strains of Espadin have been grown for over 100 years. Don Gregoio’s Espadin grows at about 5,500 feet in limestone-heavy soil. The concentration of sugars in his agave result in a refined Espadin with great character. This is a…

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Nuestra Soledad San Luis del Rio

Nuestra Soledad San Luis del Rio is located east of the Valles Centrales Region. The small village is tucked away in the mountains, where Espadin is grown on slopes so steep that the harvested pinas need to be rolled down to flat ground before being taken back to the palenque. The region is intensely hot,…

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Nuestra Soledad Santa Maria Zoquitlan

Nuestra Soledad Santa Maria Zoquitlan is made in Santa Maria Zoquitlan from 100% agave Espadin. This mezcal is made by mezcalero Jose Parada Valera, and it has hints of lemon zest, red pepper, and tropical fruit. It has a strong, pronounced finish….

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