Mezcal

This Mezcal is made by mezcalero Enrique Jimenez in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. This Mezcal has a delicate taste of wood smoke and green pepper scents. It has a flavor profile of tobacco, tar, and pine.

Aged for 4 months in ex-bourbon barrels. Sweet agave, light smoke. Toffee, vanilla, and hints of butterscotch and caramelized pear on the palate. Velvety throughout.

For this limited edition spirit, Ilegal Mezcal Reposado is finished to taste for 2 months in barrels that previously aged 8-year Caribbean rum. Caramelized pear and orange on the nose, butterscotch and a light wisp of smoke on the palate.

Originally, Mezcal was produced by mixing the ripe Agaves found in the fields. The Mezcaleros Masters selected the Agaves, and although they were different types, they carried out the entire production process.

Ensambles is our version of those original Mezcales, offering greater complexity and mixing the flavors of Maguey Espadín with wild varieties such as: Barril, Mexicano, Tepeztate, Tobalá, Coyote, Arroqueño and a special edition of four Agave

The Espadín Mezcal was our first product. After learning from Maestros Mezcaleros across Mexico, we crafted the most traditional production process. We noticed distillates in Sola de Vega had a sweeter and spicier feature compared to other villages, so we decided to produce our own Mezcal there and explored the concept “from seed to the bottle.” Our Espadín Mezcal displays rich minerality with notes of avocado leaf, fresh herbs, flowers, and citrus.

Siete Misterios Coyote is made with the maguey Coyote. Coyote in this region very closely resembles maguey Arroqueno while it’s growing, but the mezcal that is made from it is quite different. Typically, maguey Coyote has more herbal notes than Arroqueno, and this mezcal is no exception. Due to the rarity of this agave in the Sola de Vega region, the Siete Misterios Coyote mezcal is very rare and hard to find. If you see it, try it. This mezcal is distilled in clay pots and all of the milling is done by hand.