MAL BIEN CALAZADA PAPALOTE JOVEN 750ML REFUGIO; BLACK TAPE 92PF 46%

Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero LOTE: 0521RC, 46.7%, 594 bottles, May, 2021 Don Cuco, as he’s known to friends, was the president of a local association of mezcaleros and magueyeros (agave farmers) for many years, and has been a leading force behind popular agave and tree reforestation efforts that have helped make agave more plentiful today than in his youth. This batch includes agaves roasted in two back to back oven loads during the peak of distilling season, and includes a mix of papalote velilla (mature, but not yet sprouting a quote) and papalote capón (having sprouted a quite that has been cut). PRODUCTION OVENS: 10 ton pit COOK TIME: 6 Days WOOD: Encino, Tepozcahuite, Tepehuaje REST: 1 Day MILL: wood chipper FERM TANKS: ayacahuite WATER: spring FERM. TIME: 4 days DISTILLATIONS: Two STILLS: 3 x 300 liter copper alambiques ADJUSTMENT: Puntas y Colas*