CA - Spirits of Mexico

MESTIZO OAXACA Mestizo Mezcal, an ancient and aromatic spirit, originated with the Zapotec tribe centuries ago, who revered it as a gift from the goddess Mayahuel. Enhanced by 16th-century Spanish distillation techniques, today’s Mestizo Mezcal refines this heritage, creating a perfect cultural convergence in every bottle. Mestizo Mezcal Joven Blanco 80PF / 750ML The full expression and great balanced unaged Mezcal. Delicate smoky flavor, with sweet flowery spicy notes and long finish. Mestizo Mezcal Reposado 80PF / 750ML Aged for 8 months in new American white oak barrels. A balanced and refined taste with floral, vanilla flavors and a hint of oak. Mestizo Mezcal Añejo 80PF / 750ML Aged 16 months in new American white oak, this mezcal offers a sweet, smooth, and long-lasting caramel flavor that perfectly complements the Espadin agave.

MINA REAL SANTA CATARINA MINAS Mina Real Mezcal is made with agave slow-cooked in a brick kiln using steam, not firewood. This highlights the agave’s bright floral notes and saves 3.5 lbs of firewood per liter compared to traditional methods. Mina Real Mezcal Blanco 92PF / 750ML Mina Real’s mezcal uses a blend of modern and historical techniques. Its agave honeys are fermented with crushed piña fibers, then double-distilled in pot stills, creating a pronounced earthiness and character. Mina Real Mezcal Reposado 84PF / 750ML Mina Real Reposado Mezcal is additionally barreled in American white oak.

interesting mezcal. Enthusiastic and humble, Jorge represents the spirit of a Michoacán producer. Agave Inaequidens from Rio de Parras, Querendaro, brick fermentation with pulque, distilled in pine with copper and oyamel. Mezonte Lorenzo Virgen 94PF / 200ML / 750ML Agave distilled from Lorenzo Virgen. Over 10 different agave varietals, produced in Chancuellar, Jalisco in an underground pit oven, fermented with spring water and distilled with pine wood with copper and Parota wood. Mezonte Santos Juarez 94PF / 200ML / 750ML Mezonte Santos is produced by Santos Juarez in Toliman, Jalisco. His mezcals are born and processed within the volcanic soil and fermented in stone, as was done over 500 years ago. Santos is produced using Alineno and Cimarron agave, distilled in copper and parota wood. Mezonte “Teodoro,” Oaxaca 96PF / 750ML Miahuatlán is a key mezcal region in Oaxaca. Teodoro Garcia, a local producer, makes mezcal at his own palenque, uniquely preserving the agave plant’s original flavors. This mezcal is crafted from Bicuixe & Espadín agave, extracted with a tahona, and distilled in a Copper Alambique. Produced by Aciano Mendoza from the Tepehuano community in Jalisco, Nayarit and Durango who follows the tradition of developing this spirit primarily for ritual purposes. Cenizo agave, extracted by hand and distilled in clay pots. Mezonte Mix Pack 100.6PF / 200ML / 750ML Six bottle combo pack; 200ML bottles Mezonte Tepe 100PF / 750ML

MEZONTE JALISCO, MICHOACAN Mezonte is an NGO dedicated to promoting, supporting, and preserving traditional agave spirits, especially from Jalisco and Michoacán. Founder Pedro Jimenez collaborates with Mexican producers to ensure fair wages and recognition. Mezonte Aciano (Tepe) 98PF / 200ML Produced by Aciano Mendoza of the Tepehuano community at the Jalisco, Nayarit, and Durango border, this spirit follows ritual traditions. It’s made from Cenizo agave, hand-extracted with wooden mallets, and distilled in clay pots. Mezonte Candido 90PF / 200ML Candido Romero’s community, Loma de Guadalupe, is known for cultivating Ixtero Amarillo maguey, a representative agave of southern Jalisco. Cande specifically works with “capones” agaves, some of

which are up to 16 years old. Mezonte “Japo,” Jalisco 94PF / 200ML / 750ML

Mezonte Japo, from Hildegardo Joya “Japo” in Cabo Corrientes, is a tropical mezcal (raicilla) crafted from endemic agaves aged 12-25 years. It offers an intense taste of long-roasted agave, with notes of papaya, mango, and a hint of ocean mist.

Mezonte Jorge Perez 98PF / 200ML / 750ML

One of the most daring mezcal producers in México. Like an alchemist, Jorge experiments with every possibility all in the name of finding an

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