MEZCAL

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AGAVE MEZCAL

Mezcal Reina is an organic handmade spirit, born in the mountains of Oaxaca close to the cost of Puerto Escondido in a delightful village called Sola de Vega. The wild Tobalá used to be abundant in that area where Don Felix, the master mezcal maker, cuts the wild agave growing on the side of the mountains with his sons and carries is it down on his donkeys.

This particular kind of agave is primarily grown in Oaxaca, Mexico, a region known as The Home of Mezcal!

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Oven Cooked
Mexican Agave

These tons of plants take days to collect and prepare (all the plants leaves must be cut off leaving only the heart of the plant: the piña), to add to the previously dug out underground oven (earthen pits) whilst wood burns warming it up for the hearts of the Tobalá to be cooked in. Once all the plants have been placed in the oven, it is covered for the following four days and unearthed when the Master has decided the smell emitted is that of perfectly cooked “piña”. Carried one by one the plants are taken to a channel made from wood and is beaten to a pulp with a wooden mallet.

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Oven Cooked
Mexican Agave

The juices and some of the fibers from the plant are then transferred to a barrel filled with fresh river water from the nearby Atoyac River which has a spring flowing through the distillery.

Here the fermentation process begins and is completely natural. Don Felix checks on his barrels continuously as it is imperative to have the right timing for the fermentation to be finished without exceeding the perfect point.

Once this is decided, the liquid is transferred to a clay pot which is lit underneath with oak wood from the distillery trees and has clean cool spring water pouring on a stainless-steel top cover to create the condensation needed to deliver this outstanding spirit its first distillation, which is then distilled a second time giving it the premium quality this subtle mezcal possesses.

Don Felix’s’ special process produces a mezcal which is smooth and lightly smoked, unlike many mezcales it has a subtle aromatic flavour which lets you savour the herbal tones of the Tobalá.

This mezcal has won praise from the organic and artisanal chamber of mezcales in Oaxaca as has never left
the region, until now.

Mexican Mezcal

This first product, distilled by Maestro Don Felix, is only the beginning, we intend on building a collection of mezcales that have the same ethos for each product with different agaves and can reach more consumers from different artisans and communities.

100% TOBALA