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AGAVE MEZCAL PELOTÓN DE LA MUERTE MEXICO, OAXACA Produced by Master Mezcalero Cutberto Santiago in the village of Santiago Matatlán in Oaxaca Pelotón La Muerte Espadin 94PF / 750ML / 1.0L Pelotón de la Muerte is made from 100% agave Espadín cooked in a pit oven covered with volcanic rocks. The juices from the cooked piñas are pressed using a traditional tahona, then fermented in wooden vats before being double distilled in copper pot stills. Pelotón de la Muerte means “brigade of death” and the label depicts the flag used by insurgents during the Mexican Revolution. Pelotón de la Muerte Criollo 90.2PF / 750ML Produced from wild agave native to the region of Guerrero, this is an intense mezcal with notes of light smoke. Pelotón de la Muerte Pechuga 100.4PF / 750ML Produced from a field blend of wild agaves from Guerrero, this vegan pechuga mezcal delivers smooth flavors of cooked agave, mandarin, oranges, anise, and mint.

ULTRAMUNDO MEXICO, DURANGO Ultramundo Mezcal is They’re attempting to foster a balanced relationship with nature through craft spirits, specifically artisanal mezcal, using the agaves from their 24,000-acre ranch in Mapimí, Durango. They leave at least 20% of the agaves that reach maturity to do what they do naturally: go to seed and regenerate their population. Ultramundo Mezcal Lamparillo an agroforestry project.

96-104PF / 750ML / 1.0L Ultramundo Lamparillo from Gilberto Roldán Quezada is milled by hand with an ax. The agaves are then fermented with wild, ambient yeast in open-air, in-ground, oak lined wells for two to four days. Once fermented, the agave is distilled twice in a wood-fired copper pot with an oak wood condenser and a copper coil.

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