Bicuixe, Coyote, Espadín, Espadín, Madrecuixe, Tobalá | September 2022 | Simitrio Aquino García | ENNSAG2209 | Summer 2023 release | 36 bottles | Bar Sótano

ENNSAG2209 | BICUIXE, COYOTE, ESPADÍN, MADRECUIXE, TOBALÁ | SIMITRIO AQUINO GARCÍA | SEPTEMBER 2022 | BAR SOTANO  

Descending from two prolific mezcalero families, Simitrio is son of Cutberto Aquino and María García (sister of Tomás, Cándido, Celso, and Esteban García Cruz), and is an older brother to Gilberto. The two brothers, and their sister Florencia, assist in their father’s productions, but also craft a few of their own batches every year. In the midst of the rainy season of 2022, Simitrio harvested a small amount of five different types of agave from a rocky white parcel of family, to create this small volume but big-flavored field blend.

These ensambles made from both wild and cultivated agave types are highly reflective of the agrarian and gastronomic traditions of Miahuatlán, where the milpa is often planted along with cultivated agave, adjacent to an abundance of different wild magueyes and native vegetation. Simitrio used only about 500kg of maguey to make these 30 liters, and employed a nearly equal mix of Bicuixe, Tobalá, Espadín, and Madrecuixe. Approximately 80kg from three piñas of quiotudo Coyote was added, lending an extra tone of distinctly miahuateco minerality and brightness.

§  Maguey(es): Bicuixe, Coyote, Espadín, Madrecuixe, and Tobalá

§  Provenance of the maguey: Homegrown and wild harvested from family land

§  Producer: Simitrio Aquino García

§  Region: Logoche, Miahuatlán

§  Soil type: Rocky and white tierra blanca

§  Rest time after harvest: six days

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

§  Rest time after oven: three days

§  Maceration: Machete and shredder

§  Fermentation: Native yeasts and well water; one 1200L Montezuma cypress sabino wood tank with 500kg of cooked agave

§  Dry fermentation time: 48 hours

§  Wet fermentation time:  seven days

§  Distillation: 2x in copper pot stills

§  Final composition: Heads, hearts, and tails

§  Batch size: 30L

§  Date of distillation: September 2022

ABV: 48.4%