San Bartolo Pelon Verde

47% ABV

Pelon Verde is a rare variety of Agave Angustifolia that doesn't have the spines that characterize nearly all agaves. "Pelon" means bald in Spanish and refers to the fact that this agave looks sort of like what most agaves look like after they've been harvested and had their spines shaved off. We've only seen a handful of bottlings utilizing this agave which is endemic to the Chontal region of Oaxaca. Made by Enrique Diaz Cruz, a 5th generation Mezcalero, in the village of Santa Maria Quiegolani in the Yautepec Valley of Oaxaca. Pit roasted, tahona ground, naturally fermented in pine vats, and double distilled in copper alembic stills.