Tasting profile: has notes of melon on the palate, like cantaloupe and a bit of baking chocolate in the background. It is very vegetal, reminiscent of fresh green beans, with savory medium to long finish.

Del Maguey Arroqueno is a limited release that is dedicated to the famous biologist and explorer, Thor Heyerdahl. He is most famous for his book Kon-Tiki, which chronicled his 1947 voyage across the Pacific Ocean on a wooden raft. This mezcal iss fermented with nothing but airborne yeasts, then twice-distilled very slowly in an ancient clay still with bamboo tubing.

Del Maguey Mezcal was founded in 1995 by internationally renowned artist and mezcal visionary, Ron Cooper. Ron introduced the world to previously unavailable artisanal mezcal produced the original handcrafted way. Through deep cultural relationships with Zapotec Mexican Indian producers in the remote villages of Oaxaca and Puebla, Mexico, Del Maguey harnesses ancient, original organic processes. Combining these methods with varying micro-climates and terroir gives each creation its own unique, rich, sweet and smoky character. Every product in their collection is made by individual family palenqueros (producers) in old-style villages.


NOM: NOM-O41X
Mezcalero: Florencio Carlos Sarmiento, Florencio Carlos Vasquez
Maguey: Arroqueño
Agave: Americana
Distillation: Clay Pot
Style: Joven
State: Oaxaca
Town: Santa Catarina Minas
ABV: 49%