PIÑAS ARE THEN CRUSHED WITH A HORSE-DRAWN LAVA STONE, OR TAHONA WHEEL. AGAVE IS FERMENTED USING LOCAL SPRING WATER IN OPEN-AIR OAK VATS FOR 3-5 DAYS WITH WILD YEASTS THAT CAN ONLY BE FOUND AT OUR DISTILLERY.
7 SPECIES OF WILD AND SEMI-WILD AGAVE ARE RIPENED TO PEAK MATURITY BEFORE BEING HAND-HARVESTED.
SKILLED JIMADORS SHAVE THE LEAVES VERY CLOSE TO THE PIÑA - OR HEART OF THE AGAVE, ELIMINATAING ANY UNWANTED FLAVOR, WHICH IS UNIQUE TO PELOTÓN DE LA MUERTE.
PIÑAS ARE SLOW-ROASTED IN A LAVA ROCK-LINED PIT FOR SIX DAYS USING AGAVE FIBERS AS A BARRIER BETWEEN THE HEATED STONES AND PIÑAS, WHICH IS UNIQUE TO PELOTÓN DE LA MUERTE. THIS CAREFUL PROCESS ENSURES THAT THE AGAVE DOES NOT GET BURNT BY DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WOOD, AND CONTROLS SMOKE FLAVORS.
LIQUID IS DOUBLEDISTILLED IN SMALL, COPPER ALEMBIC STILLS BEFORE BEING BOTTLED BY HAND.
WELL-BALANCED, INTEGRATED FLAVOR WITH GENTLE SMOKE MAKES FOR EASY MIXABILITY AND DRINKABILITY, USING FEWER AND LIGHTER INGREDIENTS TO PROVIDE A MORE ENJOYABLE DRINKING EXPERIENCE.
WELL-BALANCED, DELICATE SMOKE
OVERWHELMING SMOKE IN OTHER MEZCALS DRASTICALLY REDUCES BOTH MIXABILITY AND DRINKABILITY, REQUIRING MORE HIGH-SUGAR INGREDIENTS.
OVERWHELMING SMOKY FLAVOR
2oz Mezcal .5oz St. Elder 1oz Simple Syrup 5 cubes of Watermelon 1.5 Lime juice Preparation: In a mixing glass add watermelon cubes, agave, lime juice and muddle till al the watermelon is properly squash. Then proceed with filling the glass with Ice and pouring the Mezcal then shake furiously for 7 seconds. Strain in to a Rocks glass filled with Ice.
2oz Mezcal 1oz Agave 1oz Lime juice 6 Blueberry 2 Blackberry 1oz Pomegranate juice Preparation: in a mixing glass add Blueberry and blackberry and muddle all the berries till properly squash then add Mezcal, Lime juice and the Pomegranate Juice fill mixing glass with ice and shake furiously for 7 seconds. Strain in to a Rocks glass filled with Ice.
2oz Mezcal 1.5oz Lime juice 5 pedals Rosemary 1oz Lemongrass agave syrup 2 tablespoonswith a quart of Agave Preparation: in a mixing glass filled with Ice pour the Mezcal, lime Juice, Rosemary and Lemongrass agave shake furiously for 7 seconds. Strain in to a Rocks glass filled with Ice.