Tepextate + Pulquero | May 2025 | Tomás García Cruz | ENNTGC2505A | Spring 2026 release | 36 bottles | Pretty Decent KY

This special release for Pretty Decent in Louisville, Kentucky was selected at Don Tomás’ palenque during a visit in January 2026. The aromas and flavors clearly reflect the Tepextate and Pulquero magueyes used, while the batch also represents an experimental step in Logoche and celebrates collaborative efforts between Logoche, NETA, Isla Urbana, and Pretty Decent to support water security.

This small batch was one of several productions crafted by Tomás García Cruz in May 2025 using rainwater rather than well water during fermentation. At the time, Don Tomás had doctor’s orders to avoid inhaling wood smoke, so his son Nicolás and grandson Miguel assisted with firing the stills while Tomás directed the process. Through contacts in the nearby community of La Pila, the family obtained harvesting rights to a parcel containing cultivated Pulquero plants and wild Tepextate. For this field blend, Tomás designated five piñas of capón Tepextate and one large piña of Pulquero Cenizo en guía to fill a single sabino vat.

After three days of dry fermentation, approximately 750 liters of captured rainwater were added to the mash. The fermentation continued for nine additional days before distillation. Using careful cuts of heads, hearts, and tails, Don Tomás composed 70 liters with a cordón cerrado corresponding to 47.8% ALC.

·       Maguey(es): Tepextate (Agave marmorata) and Pulquero (Agave americana)

·       Provenance of the maguey: El Palo Blanco parcel, La Pila, Mengolí, Miahuatlán

·       Producer: Tomás García Cruz

·       Region: Logoche, San Luis Amatlán, Miahuatlán

·       Soil type: Red and rocky tierra colorada cascajuda

·       Rest time after harvest: Eight days

·       Oven: Conical earthen oven; eight days with mesquite and oak wood

·       Rest time after oven: Four days

·       Maceration: Tractor-drawn stone mill

·       Fermentation: Native yeasts; sabino vat with approx. 750 kg cooked agave and 750 liters rainwater

·       Dry fermentation time: 72 hours

·       Wet fermentation time: Nine days

·       Distillation: 2x in a copper pot still

·       Final composition: Heads, hearts, and tails; 70 liters

·       Date of distillation: May 2025

·       ABV: 47.8%