Artesanal, Arroqueño, Spirit distilled of agave, Mexico (49.8%, 25cl)

MAESTRAS DE MEXICO

Artesanal focuses on preserving ancestral technemes and the contribution of women to the sensory and cultural identity of mezcal.

They exclusively support independent female micro-producers distilling fewer than 1,000 liters a year, protecting ecosystem and agave diversity.

Their first EU collection spans two years of unhurried curation from three Maestras across Guerrero and Oaxaca. Each batch personifies its author and locality, helping sustain their craft, dignity and way of life in small rural communities.

ARROQUEÑO CAPÓN - Oaxaca

Semi-wild arroqueño agaves take up to 16 years to mature in the hills of Sola de Vega. Engracia's family caps only mature capón agaves, which rest up to six months before harvest. Wet-roasted, divested of mezcal's characteristic smoke profile, and fermented in her family's 80-year-old sabino vessels, Engracia is among the few remaining women carrying these ancestral techniques forward with pride.