CA - Spirits Portfolio

MEZONTE MEXICO, JALISCO, MICHOACAN Mezonte is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that promotes, supports and preserves the production and practices of traditional agave spirits. They feature agave spirits from all over Mexico, with an emphasis on Jalisco and Michoacán. Pedro Jimenez, the mind behind Mezonte, works in collaboration with Mexico’s producers to ensure fair wages and recognition. Mezonte Aciano (Tepe) 200ml / 94PF Produced by Aciano Mendoza from the Tepehuano community at the border of Jalisco, Nayarit and Durango who follows the tradition of developing this spirit primarily for ritual purposes. Cenizo agave, extracted by hand with wooden mallets and distilled in clay pots. Mezonte Candido 200ml / 90PF The community where Candido Romero (Cande for short) lives - Loma de Guadalupe - is one of the most recognized for the growing of the Ixtero Amarillo maguey, the most representative of the southern region of Jalisco. Cande is very careful in his way of working and with agaves “capones” that can reach up to 16 years. Always happy and positive, Cande shares his lightheartedness through his mezcals. Mezonte Japo 200ml / 750ml / 94PF Mezonte Japo is produced by Hildegardo “Japo.” His mezcals (also called raicilla) are elaborated with endemic Agaves that grow One of the most daring mezcal producers in México. Like an alchemist, Jorge experiments with every possibility all in the name of finding an interesting mezcal. Enthusiastic and humble, Jorge represents the spirit of a Michoacán producer. Agave Inaequidens from Rio de Parras, Querendaro, brick fermentation with pulque, distilled in pine with copper and oyamel. Mezonte Lorenzo Virgen 200ml / 750ml / 94PF Agave distilled from Lorenzo Virgen. Over 10 different agave varietals, produced in Chancuellar, Jalisco in an underground pit oven, fermented with spring water and distilled with pine wood with copper and Parota wood. between 12 – 25 years. Mezonte Jorge Perez 200ml / 750ml / 98PF

MINA REAL MEXICO, SANTA CATARINA MINAS Mina Real Mezcal is made with agave slowly cooked in a brick kiln without the consumption of firewood. Our steaming method highlights the plants’ bright floral bouquet without burning an industry average of 3.5 lbs of firewood per liter produced. Mina Real Mezcal Blanco 750ml / 92PF Utilizing a combination of both modern and historical techniques, the agave honeys for Mina Real are fermented intact with their crushed agave pina fibers, followed by a double distillation in pot stills for a pronounced earthiness and character. Mina Real Mezcal Reposado 750ml / 84PF Mina Real Reposado Mezcal is additionally barreled in American white oak. NETA works closely with several small, family producers and a cooperative of twelve palenqueros from Miahuatlán, Oaxaca at foot of the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains, an area renowned for agricultural and culinary traditions. The region has a reputation for producing some of the finest mezcales and agave spirits in Mexico. Neta Espadin Celso 750ml / 94PF Soil type: colorada, roja, and cascajo Oven: 7-ton capacity, conical, earthen oven Mashing: Machete, axe, and shredder Fermentation: Five Montezuma cypress sabino wood tanks. 1000 - 1200L capacity. Distillation: Celso double distills using two different copper pot stills, one with a 250L capacity, and the other, 300L. Neta Tepextate Hemogones Garcia Vasquez 750ml / 94PF Soil type: colorada, roja, cascajo, and negra Oven: 7-ton capacity, conical, earthen oven Mashing: Machete and shredder Fermentation: Five Montezuma cypress wood tanks. 1000 - 1200L capacity. Distillation: Hermógenes and family use a 250L copper pot still, and a 300L copper pot still. All batches are double distilled and are mixed down and composed using the heads (puntas), heart (cuerpo or corazón), and a select cut of común (shishe or ordinario) from the first round of distillation. Neta Madrecuixe-Espadin-Jabali Primitivo 750ml / 94PF Soil types: colorada, roja, cascajudo, blanca, negra Oven: 10-ton capacity, conical, earthen oven Mashing: machete, axe, and shredder Fermentation: Four Montezuma cypress sabino wood tanks. 1200L capacity. Distillation: Los Carnales use two different copper pot stills, one with a 250L capacity, and the other, 300L. NETA MEXICO, MIAHUATLAN LIMITED BATCH RELEASE

Mezonte Santos Juarez 200ml / 750ml / 94PF

Mezonte Santos is produced by Santos Juarez in Toliman, Jalisco. His mezcals are born and processed within the volcanic soil and fermented in stone, as was done over 500 years ago. Santos is produced using Alineno and Cimarron agave, distilled in copper and parota wood.

Mezonte Tepe 750ml / 94PF

Produced by Aciano Mendoza from the Tepehuano community at the border of Jalisco, Nayarit and Durango who follows the tradition of developing this spirit primarily for ritual purposes. Cenizo agave, extracted by hand and distilled in clay pots.

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