Espadín Capón | March 2020 | Hermógenes Vásquez García | ESPHMG2003 | Winter 2022 Release | 474 bottles

With the arrival of the full moon of early March 2020, Hermógenes and his wife, Paula, set out to harvest three fermentation tanks worth fully ripened capón, or quiotudo, Espadín from two different parcels of family land. Having cut the then burgeoning quiote a year prior, Hermógenes allowed the maguey to reach its peak in sugar production in order to capture a higher yield and produce a spirit with robust flavors and aromas. Given the quality of the maguey, ambient conditions, and the expertise of the husband and wife team, the two were about to compose a total of 380L at 50.5% using a careful mix of heads, hearts, and tails.

§  Maguey(es): 100% capón Espadín (Agave angustifolia var.)

§  Provenance of the maguey: Homegrown

§  Producer: Hermógenes Vásquez García

§  Region: Logoche, Miahuatlán

§  Soil type: Tierra roja and Tierra negra parcels

§  Rest time after harvest: Six days

§  Oven: Conical earthen pit; six days with mesquite wood

§  Rest time after oven: Eight days

§  Maceration: Machete and shredder

§  Fermentation: Native yeasts, three 1200L capacity Montezuma cypress sabino wood vats

§  Dry fermentation time: Eight days

§  Wet fermentation time: 48 hours

§  Distillation: 2x in copper pot stills

§  Final composition: Heads, hearts, and tails

§  Batch size: 380L

§  Date of distillation: March 2020

§  ABV: 50.5%