Mal Bien - Zacatoro (Ciro + Javier Barranca)

Mal Bien Mezcal, 48.5% 'Mal Bien Zacatoro from Don Ciro and Javier Barranca was produced in the community of Chilapa de Alvarez, Guerrero. Don Ciro has been distilling agave spirits longer than most mezcaleros have been alive. His grandson Javier, on the other hand, is relatively new to the family business, having spent much of his 20s in “el norte.” Working together for the past 7 years, theirs is a story of tradition, the passing of generational knowledge and its adaptation in a new era. This release is made with semi-cultivated maguey zacatoro (Agave angustifolia). Production Mal Bien Zacatoro Agave: Angustafolia Maestro: Ciro & Javier Barranca Village: Guerro, mexico Oven: prehispanic oven Fermentation: white pine Proofing: puntas and colas Distillation: twice distilled in copper Crush: Herbadora ABV: 48.5% Size: 750ml