Bicuixe 2016 | Hermógenes Vasquez | Spring 2019 Release | HB-001 | 132 Bottles
Available through Of Spine and Vine in Northern California
In every destilado de agave we select for NETA, aromas and flavors reveal the spirit’s origin and reflect the skill of its maker. One of roughly four batches of Bicuixe that maestro Hermógenes Vásquez and his wife, Paula, will make all year, this bottling contains the story of a specific time and place.
The 280 Karwinskii magueyes were harvested under a full moon at peak maturity from red and rocky tierra colorada at about 4,600 feet above sea level. These Bicuixe piñas were pit-roasted with mesquite wood, rested for a week, and then chopped with a machete. The fibrous chunks, carefully selected for their sugars, were run through a mechanical mill and then dry fermented for two days in two separate 1,000 liter Montezuma cypress wood tanks. They then added well water, beginning the wet fermentation process which ran for an additional eight days. After adjusting the alcohol levels with común macizo, the 25-40% ABV liquid from the first round of distillation, Hermógenes was left with a total of 200 liters of Bicuixe at 46.9% ABV.