Ramo de Rosas Cuixe Mezcal 70cl

This 16-year-old cuixe is made with cuixe variety agaves planted 16 years ago in San Dionisio Ocotepec.

For an agave from the Karwinskiii family (Cuixe, Madrecuixe, Bicuixe, Tobasishe, etc.) a maturation of 16 years is very unusual. Usually, these agaves mature at 11-12 years. This unusual longevity generates a mezcal with exceptional tasting notes, very floral and mineral at the same time.

The agave is cooked at low temperature for 5 to 6 days, fermented for 9 days in wooden barrels and distilled twice in a copper still. This very slow process generates a slightly smoky, very complex distillate, with broad and deep tasting notes and a strong, long-lasting finish.

Ramo de Rosas work with 4th and 5th generation producers, and are some of the last to preserve and transmit the "Capón" method, a harvesting method almost extinct today.

Since 1950, every time a new production is started, a bouquet of roses is thrown into the fire that cooks the agaves, in honor of the Virgin of the Rosary – the patron saint of Santiago Matatlán. That tradition gave its name to the mezcal.

Slowness and patience defines this brand, with care taken over every step of the production process, to ensure the finest, lightly smoked distillates.