Tequilana | June 2021 | Wilfrido García Sánchez | TEQWGS2106 | Summer 2022 Release | PARA YANA | 264 Bottles

The Tequilana agave has been present in Miahuatlán for decades, as a result of long-standing commercial relationships between Oaxaca and Tequila, Jalisco. Most of these agave have been sold back to middlemen and producers in Jalisco but quite a few palenqueros in Miahuatlán have used the maguey in their own local productions. The flavors of the distilled spirit are quite interesting and can serve as a wonderful teaching tool. The base is entirely Logoche in its profile, but the strength of the Tequilana agave flavors shine through in beautiful form. As

such, these Tequilana batches can help clarify the very specific regional qualities of Logocheño terruño (terroir) through the more familiar and identifiable flavors of the agave.

Following the success of a larger production in April 2021 that was made with his brother, Ramón, Wilfrido returned the following month to his uncle Lalo’s tierra colorada parcel on the llano to harvest an additional 1,400kg of capón Agave tequilana. Roasted to perfection over six days with mesquite wood, and processed during a hot and dry stretch in June 2021, the fibers and juices (guarape) required a total of 17 days of fermentation before the tinas were ready for distillation. Wili composed a total of 220L, adjusting with heads, hearts, and a cut of high-proof tails, settling on a 47.7% ABV.

  • §  Maguey(es): (Agave tequilana)

  • §  Provenance of the maguey: Grown by Wilfrido’s uncle, Eduardo

  • §  Producer: Wilfrido García Sánchez

  • §  Region: Logoche, Miahuatlán, Oaxaca

  • §  Soil type: red earth tierra colorada

  • §  Rest time after harvest: three days

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

  • §  Rest time after oven: five days

  • §  Maceration: Machete and shredder

  • §  Fermentation: Native yeasts, two 1200L capacity Montezuma cypress sabino wood

    tank

  • §  Dry fermentation time: two days

  • §  Wet fermentation time: 15 days

  • §  Distillation: 2x in copper pot stills

  • §  Final composition: Heads, hearts, and tails

  • §  Batch size: 220L

  • §  Date of distillation: June 2021

  • §  ABV: 47.7%

MARIE NAKAZAWA