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AGAVE MEZCAL

Don Mateo de la Sierra Mezcal Manso de Sahuayo 96PF / 750ML This artisanal mezcal is characterized by its borderlands terroir: part mezcal country, part tequila country, part freshwater lake, all Mexico. The agave is sourced from small farmers in the town of Sahuayo, near Michoacán’s border with Jalisco. Agave Americana var. Manso de Sahuayo (formerly known as Cenizo) | Stone Pit Oven Roasting | Fermentation in Wooden Tank | Pine and Oyamel Filipino Style Alambique | Heads and Tails for Alcohol Adjustments | Natural Spring Water for Alcohol Adjustments. Don Mateo de la Sierra Mezcal Pechuga 90PF / 750ML Pechuga expressions are typically made for special intimate gatherings such as weddings, baptisms, and other major life events and are shared within their community. Since Pechugas are traditionally made for these occasions, there are only limited quantities made and each batch is unique. Just before second distillation, the matriarch of the Vieyra family, Delia Vargas Vieyra, prepares her family recipe of ingredients, adding special characteristics to the body, aroma, and flavor of the mezcal. This recipe was a creation of her own, pulling from the experiences of growing up in a house of mezcaleros. Iguana, venison, and turkey (along with dried fruits and nuts) are hung inside the still, the vapors then produced interact and absorb the contents of the bag bringing the unique profile of aromatic roasted notes like guajillo chili, ancho chile and roasted pineapple. It expresses the mineral notes reminiscent of spring water with an elegant note to moist earth and tropical fruits such as melon and mango. The taste confirms the notes of dried chiles and roasted ripe pineapple. A mezcal of good intensity of flavor and medium persistence, warm with alcohol. Agave Cupreata | Meat, fruit, and spice blend in distillation | Wood Fermentation | Ambient yeast | 5-cut distillation | Filipino style wood stills made from Oyamel and Pine | Natural spring water for alcohol and flavor adjustments. Don Mateo de la Sierra Mezcal Silvestre 100PF/ 750ML Don Mateo Silvestre is a unique expression based solely on the agave. This mezcal is produced using only wild agave Cupreata plants on the mountainsides of El Limon, where they thrive with the help of cows and chickens, herbicide, and pesticide free. Wild Cupreata Agave | Stone pit oven roasting | Oak wood fermentation | Pine and Oyamel Filipino Style Alambique | Heads and Tails for Alcohol Adjustments | Natural Spring Water for Alcohol Adjustments | 1 year rested in glass.

DON MATEO DE LA SIERRA MEXICO, MICHOACÁN In 1840, the Vieyra family began their journey as maestro mezcaleros. For six generations, they have been known for distilling Mezcal in Michoacán. The brand is not named after the first maestro, but the third, Emilio’s great-great-grandfather Mateo Rangel. The Vieyra family chose Don Mateo because he fought and died for social causes during the Mexican Revolution. In remembrance of him, the Vieyra family continues to fight for these causes and change the industry the only way they can, through their actions. The Vieyra family uses sustainable field practices, like using cows and chickens as herbicides and pesticides and leaving the land as untouched as possible. Trees from their property are never cut or moved and the agaves are spaciously planted to avoid soil erosion in efforts to maintain a natural balance to the fields. The terroir of Michoacan is characterized by its rivers, the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt with many active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes, and the variety of forests from conifer to tropical. The Vieyra Vinata is nestled on the side of a hill in the steep highlands above Morelia in the Rio Balsas region surrounded by temperate evergreen forest. The agave fields sit at an average of 7,500 ft, and the Vinata where the spirit is roasted, macerated, fermented, and distilled sits at 7,050 ft. Don Mateo de la Sierra Mezcal Alto 92PF / 750ML The name of this semi-wild agave is Inaequidens, but locally it is known as Alto because it only grows at very high elevations. The plant can take about 12-15 years to mature. This mezcal is defined by fresh earth and citrus flavors. A terroir-driven mezcal from high up in Michoacán. Agave Inaequidens |Pit oven roasted | Hand chopped and shredded | Wood fermentation tanks | Natural yeast | Filipino style stills made with Pine and Oyamel | Natural spring water for alcohol and flavor adjustments. Don Mateo de la Sierra Mezcal Cupreata 92PF / 750ML Don Mateo Cupreata is made with semi-wild agave Cupreata. Agave Cupreata was nearly gone from Michoacán until the Vieyra family revived the subspecies in their own backyard. It can only reproduce sexually and is a pillar of agave biodiversity. Once mature, the agave Cupreata are roasted in a pit oven, fermented using naturally occurring yeasts in oak wood tanks, and double distilled in a Filipino style still. The distillation in local pine wood rounds off the smokiness from the earthen pit; a mezcal to be appreciated by aficionados and newcomers alike. Semi-wild Agave Cupreata | Stone Pit Oven for Roasting | Natural Fermentation in Pine Wood Tanks | Pine and Oyamel Filipino Style Alambique | Heads and Tails for Alcohol Adjustments | Natural Spring Water for Alcohol Adjustments.

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