Batch A1 Tech Sheet
Details from batch A1. For all my mezcal nerds out there :)
Year: 2016
Region: Miahuatlan, Oaxaca
Master Mezcalero: Atenogenes Garcia
Agave:
70% Espadin, 30% Madrecuishe
100% organic estate grown agave
Crops grown near to agave: maize, squash and beans.
Harvest:
14th – 16th December
55 Espadin pinas (3500kg)
52 Madrecuishe pinas (1550kg)
Total raw weight: 5000kg
Roasting:
21st-26th December
Earthen ground oven
Oak, Guamuch and Mesquite smoked
Total cooked weight: 3589kg
Milling:
3rd - 27th January
Stone Tahona
Horse-drawn
Fermentation:
3rd January - 14th February (unusually long due to cold weather)
Sabino wood vat
Well water added
Natural airborne yeasts
Distillation:
14th - 28th February
Copper pot still
Fire powered
Number of distillations: 2
407 Litres produced
48.49%ABV
