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Rayo Seco
Santo Prohibido
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There are several different varieties of agave used which grow wild in different mountain regions of Guerrero. The state is mountainous and rugged, with just a few flatter areas near the coastline and on the top of mesas. Most of the mountains belong to the Sierra Madre del Sur range.
The state is named after Vicente Guerrero, a leader in the Mexican War of Independence and the second President of Mexico. It is the only state named after a Mexican president. Guerrero was formed in 1849 from parts of the states of Mexico
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Rayo Seco Sacatoro is made with wild harvested maguey Sacatoro (Agave angustifolia rubescens) in Atenango del Rio, Guerrero. The Sacatoro is a rare maguey that is micro endemic to the northern Guerrero state. Maestro Vinatero Israel Petronilo roasts the agave in a conical earthen oven, mashes the cooked agave by hand with an axe and wooden mallet, ferments the agave with wild yeasts in spring water, and double distills in a copper alembic still.
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Only 300 monkey bottles of our “2024 Limited Edition Santo Cuviso Prohibido Distiller’s Cut” will be produced. The contest winner’s name for the monkey will be hand painted on only 1 special bottle and gifted to the winner. The monkey’s are collector items and represent the spirit of Sonora.
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Category: Bacanora Blanco 100%
Agave: Silvestre- Angustifolia Haw
Region: Sierra de Sonora
Municipality: Rosario, Sonora, Mexico
Maestro: Rumaldo Flores Amarillas Alcohol Volume: 47.5%
Baking: Underground stone oven
Firewood: Encino and Mesquite
Grinding: Heartbreaking mill
Fermentation: 6 to 12 days in tanksDistillation: Double distillation in copper still
Appearance Clear with medium viscosity.
Bouquet Earthy and rich, with hints of lime and agave.
Flavor Hints of lime, orange and wood smoke
Rayo Seco
Santo Prohibido
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There are several different varieties of agave used which grow wild in different mountain regions of Guerrero. The state is mountainous and rugged, with just a few flatter areas near the coastline and on the top of mesas. Most of the mountains belong to the Sierra Madre del Sur range.
The state is named after Vicente Guerrero, a leader in the Mexican War of Independence and the second President of Mexico. It is the only state named after a Mexican president. Guerrero was formed in 1849 from parts of the states of Mexico
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Rayo Seco Cupreata is made with wild harvested Agave cupreata in Nicolás Bravo, Guerrero. Maestro Vinatero Margarito López Flores cooks the agave in a conical earthen oven, mashes the agave by hand with an axe and wooden mallet, ferments with wild yeast in river water, and double distills in an ancestral filipino still made of clay and Ayacahuite, with a copper condenser.
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is traditionally a clay vessel in the shape of a monkey, dating back to the mid-1800s. It was used as a bottle to market mezcal and
use for special occasions. A animal container was less suspicious to contain alcohol than a regular bottle. It turned out to be a natural since the monkey has been associated with drunkenness for a long time. If one can find originals clay bottles still being around, they can fetch up to $500 USD by a collector. Our new contemporary Chango Prohibido plays homage to these old bottles from Oaxaca, since Bacanora is technically a mezcal.
Each numbered bottle is batch distilled and handcrafted in Sonora, comes in a wooden gift box with a special “ Mezcalito” stoneware glass. -
Category: Bacanora Blanco 100%
Agave: Silvestre- Angustifolia Haw
Region: Sierra de Sonora
Municipality: Rosario, Sonora, Mexico
Maestro: Rumaldo Flores Amarillas Alcohol Volume: 47.5%
Baking: Underground stone oven
Firewood: Encino and Mesquite
Grinding: Heartbreaking mill
Fermentation: 6 to 12 days in tanksDistillation: Double distillation in copper still
Appearance Clear with medium viscosity.
Bouquet Earthy and rich, with hints of lime and agave.
Flavor Hints of lime, orange and wood smoke
Rayo Seco
Santo Cuviso
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Durango is a state in northwest Mexico. It is the fourth largest in terms of area, but is sparsely populated. In terms of alcoholic beverages it is most closely associated with Mezcal. An increasing number of examples from here are appearing on export markets.
Sotol is also made here; it uses desert spoon plants (aka sotol / dasylirion genus) rather than agave.
The state lies at the northwest end of the Central Mexican Plateau where it meets the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. It has an average elevation of 1,775m above sea level. It is separated from the Pacific by the province of Sinaloa, and the Sierra Madre Occidental prevents moisture from the Pacific reaching most of the state.
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Rayo Seco Destilados is a brand featuring some of the finest producers in Guerrero, Mexico and beyond. They represent over five generations and they provide an introduction to the traditions of Guerrero to consumers across the globe. As of 2021, the state of Guerrero was still relatively untouched by many importers due to the decades-long unrest throughout much of the state. This is beginning to change as brands like Rayo Seco are at the forefront of exporting craft spirits from the region. Rayo Seco is also working with producers in other regions of Mexico.
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Bacanora is a speciality of the region. It is an agave derived spirit, sometimes described as a type of mezcal (with a small ‘m’). It takes its name from a small town in the east of the state.
Distillation of Bacanora was illegal (though widely bootlegged) until 1992. In 2000 it was issued a Denomination of Origin, and is now sold throughout Mexico and exported to the USA.
The growing zone comprises 34 of the state’s 72 municipalities. In contrast to other agave spirits, only the agave Pacifica variety may be used. Like the Mezcal DO, the piñas are cooked in ovens dug into the ground. This gives a smoky profile.
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American Distilling Institute recognized Santo Cuviso Blanco with the “Best of Class - Certified Craft Distilled Spirit Award in the International Agave category 2019
Santo Cuviso translates as Holy Bacanora. It’s dry, complex, with a kick of pepper and a grounded, earthy finish.
Crafted to remind you that sometimes the best way to refresh your soul is to allow your lips to kiss a little spirit every day.Santo Cuviso translates as holy bacanora. It’s dry, complex, with a kick of pepper and a grounded, earthy finish. Crafted to remind you that sometimes the best way to refresh your soul is to allow your lips to kiss a little spirit every day.
Animas Mezcal
Santo Pecado
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Oaxaca is a sovereign state of Mexico, in the southwest of the country. To the south it has a long coastline on the Pacific. Mezcal liquor is an important part of the regional culture, has been made here since the colonial period.
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Ánimas Espadin has been produced by a few different mezcaleros in Santiago Matatlán and San Juan del Rio, Oaxaca. The agaves are harvested after 8-10 years and cooked in a conical ground oven, milled with a tahona, fermented in wooden vats, and double distilled in copper pot stills.
Ánimas Mezcal
Mezcal Ánimas is an offering from their master mezcalero to summon Mayahuel, the female deity of maguey. In this ritual the spirits of the agave plant give life to the sacred rabbits that, as a liquid spirit, allow us to enter a mystical world.
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Bacanora is a speciality of the region. It is an agave derived spirit, sometimes described as a type of mezcal (with a small ‘m’). It takes its name from a small town in the east of the state.
Distillation of Bacanora was illegal (though widely bootlegged) until 1992. In 2000 it was issued a Denomination of Origin, and is now sold throughout Mexico and exported to the USA.
The growing zone comprises 34 of the state’s 72 municipalities. In contrast to other agave spirits, only the agave Pacifica variety may be used. Like the Mezcal DO, the piñas are cooked in ovens dug into the ground. This gives a smoky profile.
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Our alchemists in Sierra de Sonora, Mexico have perfected the art of turning Agave Angustifolio Piñas into liquid silver. Take a sip. You’ll see what we mean. Three generations of sacred magic, and a painstaking distillation process run by a master Bacanorero, go into every bottle. Sinfully good.
100% organic. 100% artisanal. 100% sinful.
SIn responsible.
Cuero Viejo
Cuero Viejo
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The name “Cuero Viejo” comes from an expression from Northern Mexico, which in our town “Nombre de Dios” is used to describe a person with wrinkled skin of advanced age, visionary, brave, gallant and above all wise, with a path traveled based on knowledge and experience in all aspects of life, is a being that can teach, solve and advise.
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Smooth, refined, vanilla-like and very subtle on the palate. Due to its low alcohol content and its delicacy, it is suitable for those who are trying Mezcal for the first time. It is light in aromas and flavors, the ideal mix for making cocktails, creating an exquisite, high-quality flavor, versatile for creating drinks.
TASTING NOTES:
Fresh flavor, sweet vanilla aroma, with slight notes of green apple. It presents light aromas of cooked agave, wood, and smoke.
Smooth, sweet aftertaste, finished with a good, light finish of wood, agave and pear.
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The name “Cuero Viejo” comes from an expression from Northern Mexico, which in our town “Nombre de Dios” is used to describe a person with wrinkled skin of advanced age, visionary, brave, gallant and above all wise, with a path traveled based on knowledge and experience in all aspects of life, is a being that can teach, solve and advise.
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Sweet and rough to the imagination due to its alcohol content. Phantom mezcal because in it, you don't perceive its alcohol but its vanilla flavor, for wise palates that drink it straight without mixing. Unimaginable for some, it turns out to be a little smoother thanks to its artisanal process.
TASTING NOTES:
Mezcal with light fruity aromas and slight notes of quiote.
Very sweet flavor when tasting, when slowly passing it from the tip of the teeth through the entire tongue to the end of our mouth, delicate flavors of cooked sweet agave and smoky notes are presented.
Slightly vanilla and green fruit aftertaste.
Pechotierra
Eterna Libertad
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Oaxaca is a sovereign state of Mexico, in the southwest of the country. To the south it has a long coastline on the Pacific. Mezcal liquor is an important part of the regional culture, has been made here since the colonial period.
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Eterna Libertad is made with agave Espadin that is cooked in an underground pit oven. Once cooked, the agave are shredded using an industrial shredder. They are then fermented and double-distilled in copper stills. During the second distillation, cocoa seed oil and the peels of seasonal tropical fruit are added to the still to create somewhat of a vegan pechuga. The result is a balanced mezcal that shows bright flashes of orange, grapefruit, chocolate, and leather. Eterna Libertad won double gold at the SIP awards in 2018.
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Nuevo León has had a mezcal tradition since at least 1789.
“Notes for the history of Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León”
Prohibition of the sale of mezcal wine in Nuevo León.
“By July 1789, Francisco Martín de Sada had already been named mayor and captain of the war of the Punto de Lampazos, one of his first provisions, dated the 26th of said month and year, referred to the prohibition of the sale of mezcal that was manufactured in the town and its surroundings.
The problem was that the manufacture of wine was not permitted by the viceregal authorities, due to the protectionism imposed by the Crown, but the locals gave themselves skills to make it.
Sada's order was the following:
"With regard to the fact that His Majesty, may God preserve him, has deigned to deprive his subjects of all drinks that are not to his supreme liking, such as mezcal, chinguiritos and other counterfeit wines, and having been informed that in this town under my charge mezcal wine is sold, I should order and I order that no one sell said drink, under penalty of the lieutenant being fined fifty pesos of sealed silver, which I apply from now on for public works and loss of the product, which will be spilled in the middle of the square."
Despite the heavy fine and the established surveillance, the neighbors were skilled, as in many other parts of the country, in making and selling mezcal; and at parties and meetings it was consumed "to cheer the spirit," often with the approval of the authorities."
It is because of this part of the history of the prohibition of the sale of Mezcal Wine in Nuevo León, that on each bottle of Pechotierra you will find the phrase “This drink brightens the spirit.”
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Vino del Norte is an Agave distillate produced in the municipality of Santiago, Nuevo León. The Agaves used in the production of this spirit drink grow wild in the Sierra Madre that crosses part of the State of Nuevo León. Its production process is 100% artisanal and traditional, resulting in small, limited batches per year. The main characteristic of this distillate is the use of pulque in its fermentation process, which provides very characteristic aromas and flavors of Northern Wine.