Origen Raiz - Chacaleno Mezcal

ORIGEN RAIZ - CHACALENO MEZCAL (LAS QUEBRADAS, DURANGO)

About this Mezcal:

Origen Raiz Espadin Chacaleño is made with maguey Chacaleño (Agave angustifolia). According to Asis Cortes, who is one of the brand owners, the Consejo Regulador del Mezcal that certifies mezcal required the brand to add Espadin to the title of this release, but this name is not used at all locally. The local producers simply refer to this as maguey Chacaleño. While this is an Agave angustifolia, it varies a great deal from the maguey Espadin that you’d find in Oaxaca. Distilled in Las Quebradas, Durango.

About the Producer:

Origen Raíz represents a partnership between two distinct sets of Mexican roots: the Saravia family of Durango, who have a long history of working to improve the local economy through business, and the Cortés family of Oaxaca, who contribute six generations of knowledge to the world of mezcal production. The families were brought together by their sons, Asis Cortés and Bildo Saravia, through cultural passion and respect for each other’s heritage. Bildo’s home, Rancho el Ojo, is located on an untamed swath of land in the Mexican state of Durango. The ranch sits in the cradle of of the state’s wild agave, sotol, and nopal populations. Here, the wild agave Cenizo (Agave durangensis) flourishes in the rocky soil. At Rancho el Ojo, with the support of the Cortés family and under the tutelage of Maestro Mezcalero Ignacio Grijalva Santiago, Origen Raíz is produced, binding together two lineages of terroir and family tradition through a common respect for Mother Earth and her gift of agave.

48% abv / 750ml