MSW_Wine&Spirits2018

E L P E L O T O N D E L A M U E R T E

Mexico Owner: Culberto Santiago Producer: Culberto Santiago Founded: 2009 www.pelotondelamuerte.com/en

Mezcales de Leyenda was founded by Jaun Jesus Lozoya and Cesar Gonzalez Hermosillo. They have long standing relationships with artisanal mescal producers from different regions in Mexico. In 2009 Pedro Ochoa and New York based chef Danny Mena joined Mezcales de Leyenda to educate the public on mezcal as a category. Pelotón de la Muerte is produced by Master Mezcalero Cutberto Santiago in the village of Santiago Matatlán in Oaxaca, 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. The name and label of Pelotón de la Muerte, which means Brigade of Death, commemorates the flag used by the insurgents during the Mexican Revolution.

T H E D I S T I L L E R Y K E Y S • GREAT VALUE FOR A TRADITIONALLY MADE MEZCAL • WORKHORSE COCKTAIL DRIVER • A DOOR OPENER FOR CUSTOMERS JUST GETTING INTO MEZCAL

Oaxaca, Mexico

Culberto Santiago