Agave de Cortes Anejo is aged for six months in wooden casks after distillation. This aging gives the mezcal it’s dark color and sweet taste.
About this mezcal
Agave de Cortes Anejo is made from agave Espadin by Leoncio Santiago in Santiago Matatlan. This mezcal was produced using a traditional volcanic stone horno, horse-drawn tahona, and pine fermentation tanks. It’s distilled in copper stills. After distillation, this mezcal is aged for six months in wooden casks, giving it it’s caramel color and taste.
Agave de Cortes
The Cortes family has been producing, packing, and trading mezcal in Santiago Matatlan for five generations. They own and operate the restaurant and mezcaleria known as Mezcalogia in Central Oaxaca City, and they also produce and curate the brands Nuestra Soledad and El Jolgorio
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