Bicuixe capón | June 2022 | Celedonio Aquino Gutiérrez | BCXCLA2206 | Fall 2023 release | 204 bottles

A stellar reflection of the lands and practices of the region, this batch has been selected as a special pick to be shared between our distribution partners in California, Massachusetts, and Texas.

In accordance with an age-old practice, don Celedonio harvests ripe maguey in days surrounding the full moons of the dry season, cooking only one or two ovens of agave every year. Having already selected and cut the flowering stalks of approximately 300 wild Bicuixe plants, the maestro returned to two separate parcels of family land in May 2022 to harvest the ripe maguey designated for this batch. The profound depth to the aromas and flavors found in this batch are reflective of the two-year capón time of the Bicuixe, the rocky and red earth from which they came, and the skill of the craftsman; it is a truly quintessential expression of the terruño of Logoche, Miahuatlán. 

§  Maguey(es): Bicuixe capón

§  Provenance of the maguey: Wild harvested from two different parcels family land

§  Producer: Celedonio Aquino Gutiérrez

§  Region: Logoche, Miahuatlán

§  Soil type: red earth tierra roja parcel and a red and rocky tierra colorada cascajuda parcel

§  Rest time after harvest: ten days

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

§  Rest time after oven: six days

§  Maceration: Machete and shredder

§  Fermentation: Native yeasts; two 1200L Montezuma cypress sabino wood tanks

§  Dry fermentation time: 48 hours

§  Wet fermentation time:  eight days

§  Distillation: 2x in copper pot stills

§  Final composition: Heads, hearts, and tails

§  Batch size: 175L

§  Date of distillation: June 2022

§  ABV: 50.4%