MAL BIEN ARROQUENO RAMOS 50.2% 750ML VICTOR + EMANUEL; AGAVE SPIRIT (SPECIAL ORDER 1 WEEK)

Mengolí de Morelos, Miahuatlán, Oaxaca 0122VFR, 50.2%, 1,602 bottles, January, 2022 This (relatively) large batch of sugar rich arroqueño is the product of a single field of arroqueño grown in the neighboring community of El Sauz. Victor and his son Emanuel are the 3rd and 4th generations of the Ramos family to produce mezcal in the Miahuatlán district of Oaxaca. They are related to the neighboring Cortes Family by way of Victor’s wife (Emanuel’s mother), Cleotilde, whose sister Cesilia is married to Felipe. PRODUCTION OVENS: 15 ton pit COOK TIME: 6 Days WOOD: encino, guamuche, mesquite REST: tepextate and tobalá are milled immediately, others rest 5-7 Days MILL: tahona FERM TANKS: sabino, oak WATER: well FERM. TIME: 3-8 days DISTILLATIONS: two STILLS: two copper alambiques con refrescadera (275L/each) ADJUSTMENT: puntas y colas