Neta Ensamble Espadín and Bicuixe Cándido García Cruz 2012

Importer notes:

This batch was one of the older productions left in Don Cándido ́s collection and dates back to April 2012, at a time when the family used an ox-drawn stone mill to macerate the agave. Despite being predominately composed with ripe Espadín, the aromas and flavors to the Bicuixe are unmistakable and provide a depth and multi-dimensionality that pure Espadín cannot provide on its own. We love this particular production in part because it tastes so good, but also because of its archetypal miahuateco qualities and characteristics. This is a prime example of the craftsmanship spirits of Logoche and a true reflection of the hands and lands of Don Cándido.

• Maguey(es): Espadín and Bicuixe

• Provenance of the maguey: Homegrown

• Producer: Cándido García Cruz

• Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca

• Soil type: Red, rocky, tierra roja cascajuda

• Rest time after harvest: Eight days

• Oven: Conical earthen pit, eight days with mesquite and guamuchil wood

• Rest time after oven: eight days

• Maceration: ox-drawn stone mill

• Fermentation: Five, 1200L Montezuma cypress sabino wood vats.

• Dry fermentation time: 12 days

• Wet fermentation time: 48 hours

• Distillation: 2x in copper pot stills

• Final composition: Heads, hearts, and tails

• Batch size: 660L

• Date of distillation: April 2012

• ABV: 46.1%