Alipus "San Miguel" Mezcal

This very special and highly limited special bottling was distilled in the remote village of San Miguel in the Sola de Vega region of Oaxaca. Only two 300-bottle lots were produced from choice Espadin & Arroqueno grown on the high-altitude cliffs around San Miguel. This small pueblo is located at nearly 6000 feet and its tough nutrient-bare soil is known to produce some of the most complex and distinct agave in the whole region. The agave is roasted in traditional a palenque and crushed under stone before being fermented with wild yeast in open pine vats. Distillation occurs over open flame in a clay pot still. Only 600 bottles produced.