Producer: Agave de Cortes

Spirit Style: Mezcal Joven

Type of Agave: Maguey Espadín

Where: Matatlán, Oaxaca

Country: Mexico

Taste: Delicate nose of wood smoke and savory herbs introduces a bright, citrus, tropical fruit and peppery palate.

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Agave de Cortés is produced by the Cortés family, one of the most respected mezcal families in Mexico with mezcal heritage dating back six generations to 1840 in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca. Our mezcal is produced using exclusively Espadín agaves cultivated in the rolling valley floors in the mountainous Valles Centrales region outside of Santiago Matatlán. Agave de Cortés is "Mezcal Artesenál," employing only non-mechanized methods. The Espadín agaves are hand-harvested, cooked in an earthen pit oven, crushed by tahona, fermented in open-air wood vats using native yeast, and distilled twice in small copper pot stills. The Cortés family is committed to the mission of preserving the tradition of mezcal as it was taught to them by prior generations and offers Agave de Cortés as an emblematic mezcal that honors the legacy of their ancestors.

Three river valleys come together in the heart of Oaxaca, Mexico, to form the Vallés Centralés Region. It is here, in the small villages that dot the slopes of the rugged mountains and dense valley floors, that the Cortés family has produced traditional mezcal for over 175 years. For six generations, the Cortés family has crafted the lifeblood of the Zapotec culture from the magueys (agaves) that are native to this land and so vital to its people.