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AGAVE MEZCAL

MEZONTE MEXICO, JALISCO Mezonte is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that promotes, supports, and preserves the production and practices of traditional agave spirits. Pedro Jimenez, Curator of all thing’s agave, and the mind behind Mezonte, works in collaboration with producers across Mexico to ensure the producers receive fair wages and recognition for their products. Highlighted here are some of the mezcaleros that are part of this project. Mezonte “Candido Romero,” Jalisco 90PF / 200ML Loma de Guadalup, where Candido “Cande” Romero lives is known for the growing the Ixtero Amarillo maguey, representative of southern Jalisco. Cande is very careful in his way of working and with agaves “capones” that can reach up to 16 years. Always positive, Cande shares his lightheartedness through his mezcals. Mezonte “Lorenzo,” Jalisco 92PF / 750ML Don Lorenzo–Lorenzo Virgen—is part of at least 3 generations of mezcal legacy. On his lands, he has more than 10 varieties of Agave. On the horizon, you can see Colima’s Volcano, under which he teaches his grandchildren to make mezcal. This agave spirit is distilled by Don Lorenzo using all 10 agave varietals. Produced in Chancuellar, in an underground pit oven, fermented with spring water and distilled Santos Juarez and his family live and work in Toliman, Jalisco, possibly the birthplace of Mexican distillation. Santos’ mezcales are born and processed within the volcanic soil and fermented in stone the same way they did over 500 years ago. Santos is produced using Alineño and Cimarron agave (A. angustifolia haw and A. rhodacantha), extracted by hand using hatchets, fermented with spring water, and distilled in copper and parota wood. Mineral notes from fermentation in stone and a bright grapefruit peel profile. Subtle notes of pepper. Mezonte “Teodoro,” Oaxaca 96PF / 750ML with pine wood with copper and Parota wood. Mezonte “Santos Juarez,” Jalisco 94PF / 200ML / 750ML

PALOMO MEXICO, SANTIAGO MATATLAN, NOM-O20X Del Buen Agave is a collective of producers in the “Mezcal Capital of the World,” Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. They have worked together since 1930 and became an official Cooperative Society in 2006. Mezcal Palomo was launched by them in 2013. Palomo Espadin Mezcal 92PF / 1.0L Made with maguey Cirial (agave Karwinskii) that took 12 years to mature, that were traditionally cooked in an underground pit oven, milled by horse-drawn tahona, and double distilled in a copper still. This mezcal has unique citrus aromas and flavors that are slightly smoked with a bit of agave sweetness.

BLACK OF HEARTS INGREDIENTS 1.5 oz. Palomo Mezcal

.5 oz Agave syrup .5 oz Lemon juice Muddle 4 pitted black cherries DIRECTIONS

Muddle cherries into rocks glass. Add all other ingredients and do a light stir. Add ice and garnish with black cherry and lemon zest.

TILENO MEXICO , OAXACA Tileño mezcal is a tribute to the Zapotec people, artisans who are indigenous to this area of Oaxaca. Both the spirit and the packaging itself are crafted to reflect the heritage and the legacy of the Zapotec people, with a commitment to artisanal quality and authentic expression. Tileno Mezcal Espadin 84PF / 750 ML Distilled from cultivated agave, grown adjacent to and in the community around the Palenque. This is inspired from the mixture of indigo or indigo ground with the pomegranate peel gives a blue green hue that is found in the colors of the maguey espadín. Flavor Profile: delicate smoke, green apple, grass, pepper and baking spices. Tileno Mezcal Tobala 90PF / 750 ML Distilled from wild harvested agave, grown on public lands, throughout Oaxaca. This label is represented by a brown color with a range of pinks and purples as a result of the mixture of the powder of the copal shell, cochineal grana, edible lime and zinc, a mineral that with its properties represents the color of the earth where our raw material is obtained. Flavor Profile: light, sweet, floral with hearty

Miahuatlán is possibly one of the most important traditional regions of mezcal production in Oaxaca. Teodoro Garcia, originally from this Miahuatlán and a long legacy of mezcaleros, has his own palenque to make mezcal. He is perhaps one of the few Oaxacan producers that still respect the original flavors of the plant. Made from Bicuixe & Espadín agave, extracted with tahona and distilled in a Copper Alambique.

notes of smoke and sweet citrus. Tileno Mezcal Tepextate 90PF / 750 ML

Distilled from wild harvested agave, grown on public lands, throughout Oaxaca. This label represents life, soil, flavor and is born from the mixture of the peel of the pomegranate with the indigo and the copal powder with the pomegranate juice.

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