Country: Oaxaca, Mexico

Raw material: Maguey Espadín (Agave Angustifolia)

Alcohol: 43.2%

NOM: O156X

 

Montelobos Mezcal produced in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca.

 

Montelobos is made with Espadín and cooked in a conical underground stone pit oven fueled with Encino and pone wood. Once cooked, the piñas are milled with the traditional Tahona pulled by a mule. The juices extracted are wild fermented in open pinewood vats and finally, copper still distilled heated with direct firewood.

 

Tasting Notes

Colour: Crystalline

Aroma: Earthiness, citrus, and smoke

Taste: Cooked agave, smoky, and herbaceous

 

Variants:

Montelobos Ensamble

Montelobos Tobalá

Montelobos Pechuga