Del Amigo Mezcal 1L

MEXICO : OAXACA : SANTIAGO MATATLÁN

Agave angustifolia (Espadín) — Joven, Capon

MED-BODIED, ROASTED AGAVE, CITRUS, SUBTLE SMOKE, BLACK PEPPER, MINERAL

Enrique Jiménez is the sixth generation of a mezcal family in Santiago Matatlán — a town that has earned its title as the World Capital of Mezcal, with production history the Jiménez line traces to 1852. He built Fabrica de Mezcal del Amigo in 2006 and founded the Del Amigo brand to bring the family's mezcal to the US market on his own terms.

The cooking is split: half earthen pit lined with volcanic rock and black oak, half dry radiant heat — a deliberate choice that moderates smoke without eliminating it. Milling is likewise divided between tahona and roller mill. The agave is harvested as Capon, with the flowering stalk cut before bloom to concentrate sugars in the piña. Wild fermentation in open pine vats, then double distillation in copper pot stills.

86 Proof

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