Oaxaca

Our mezcal comes from the tiny village of San Juan del Río with a great history in producing mezcal.

Oaxaca

Mezcal blanco
100% maguey ‘espadín / Agave Angustifolia
San Juan del Rio, Oaxaca
Alc/Vol: 42%
Double distilled in copper pots

Aromas: medicinal herbs such as lemongrass and Herb of grace, with sugary notes of cane syrup
Flavors: citrus confit, herbaceous tones, cooked agave

Agave Angustifolia

This sustainably harvested agave Angustifolia, commonly known as maguey Espadín, is all estate grown in the central valleys of Oaxaca in San Juan del Rio.
Typically it takes this agave 7-9 years to reach maturity and and it requires 7-10kg of agave to make 1 liter of mezcal.

Saul Martinez

Master mezcalero, Saul Martinez, with three generations of experience, produces this exquisite mezcal.

Palenque

Water: Deep well water
Cooking of Agave: Traditional conical lava rock pit for 3 days
Milling:  Crushed by horse drawn stone tahona
Fermentation: Natural in open air wooden oak vats for 3 days
Distillation: Slowly double distilled in a copper alembic still

Pairing

“Mercado de Juarez”

Typically eaten with fresh local cheese, chocolate covered oranges

Cocktail

Piña y Maguey
2 oz Mezcales de Leyenda Oaxaca
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz fresh pineapple juice
1 oz elderflower liquor

Sal de Gusano rim

Puebla

Puebla

San Luis Potosi

San Luis Potosi

Special Editions

Special Editions

Collection MdL

Collection MdL