5 Sentidos "K&L Exclusive" Espadin, Bicuixe, Madrecuixe, Tepextate Magueyes "EBMATEN06-23" (Atenogenes and José Garcia) San Isidro Guishe Uncertified, Miahuatlan Oaxacan Mezcal (750ml)

This small, "single tina" ensamble was distilled by Atenogenes García of San Isidro Guishe, Oaxaca. Atenogenes, along with friends and family, roasted a large quantity of different agave varieties that they harvested in the region for about eight days in an underground oven. From there, the agaves were mashed with a tractor-pulled two-ton tahona to create a fermentable mash. To make this batch, Atenogenes selected approximately 50% agave Madrecuixe (a. Karwinskii), 40% Espadín (a. Angustifolia), 8% Bicuixe (a. Karwinskii) & 2% Tepextate (a. Marmorata). He allowed the mash from these varieties to ferment together in a pine tank with well water for 18 days. Once fermentation was deemed complete, he double-distilled the mash with a copper alembic still at his palenque, "El Labrador." Distilled July 2023 & bottled September 2024 exclusively for K&L Wines in California. 70 liters produced total.