Del Maguey – Chichicapa Mezcal 70 CL 48%

Del Maguey Chichicapa is a single village mezcal from the village of San Baltazar Chichicapam. The series focuses on how climate and terroir differences have an impact on mezcal.

Del Maguey Chichicapa is made from 100% agave espadin, which after 8 days of fermentation is distilled in a small copper pot still. It is neither adjusted with coloring nor other additives and is bottled at 48% alcohol.
Color: Clear.
Aroma: Quite complex aroma of black pepper, wet stones, citrus and a bold sensation of smoked bacon!
Tasting notes: The taste has notes of citrus, mint, salt and cocoa. Long aftertaste.
Serving suggestion: Should be enjoyed neat.
70 cl./48%

Del Maguey was started by Ron Cooper in 1995 and is the world’s leading bottler of quality mezcal. Ron’s mission is to make good mezcal available outside of Mexico, something that used to be incredibly difficult – almost impossible!
Helping to lead the mission is Del Maguey’s exceptionally well-developed moral code, which goes far beyond what is normally seen in the industry. The attempt is not to exchange glass beads for gold, but to spread the knowledge of one of the world’s most complex and culturally important spirits in a responsible way, which gives something back to the local communities where the mezcal is produced, which guarantees that the small palenques can do it in the same way they have done for hundreds of years, with the greatest respect for traditions, nature and the cultural, ritual and social importance that mezcal has in small villages in Mexico.
With Del Maguey, the concept of single village became an indicator of quality mezcal. Each mezcal in the range comes from one unique distillery in different villages around Mexico. They are not mixed together to form large cuvées, but bottled separately in order to showcase each village’s terroir – both in relation to the soil where the agaves grow, the naturally occurring yeast in the distillery, etc.
The vinos de mezcal series includes very limited releases of mezcal made from rare agave types such as tobala or arroqueño.
The bottles’ charming labels, which show idyllic images of everyday Mexico, were designed by Ken Price.