Artesanal Espadín - Destilado de Agave Tradicional

About the product 🌵

A 250 ml pour of Engracia's Capón Espadín. Near Sola de Vega, Engracia grows Agave angustifolia, maturing it for seven to nine years. The agave hearts are wet-roasted over volcanic rock in an earth pit with water added per local custom, then hand-mashed in a hollowed tree trunk. After fermenting in old sabino wood, the liquid is twice-distilled in copper stills—the exact same spirit, now in a format made for discovery.

Tasting notes 👃

NOSE: Sweet roasted agave and cool spearmint, sharpened by green herbs and a clean snap of white pepper.

PALATE: Crisp Japanese pear and roasted agave lead, followed by cooling spearmint, rustic green herbs, and fresh botanicals.

FINISH: Long, warm, and bright, with sweet agave notes lingering elegantly against a botanical backdrop.

PROFILE: A vibrant, herbaceous spirit divested of smoke. An exceptional introduction to Engracia’s craft; pour mindfully, sip neat, and take your time.

About Artesanal 🏭

Engracia Altamirano tends her family’s fourth‑generation palenque in the dry hills around Sola de Vega, southern Oaxaca. It’s quiet, remote country where wild agave matures slowly and the seasons set the pace. One of the few women distillers here, she keeps batches intentionally small so each bottle speaks of a single place and a single pair of hands.