NETA Espadín Capón Agave Spirit (750ml / 47.8%)
NETA Espadín Capón Agave Spirit is batch ESPCAN1505, distilled in May 2015 by Cándido García Cruz in Logoche, Miahuatlán. The flowering stalks of the mature Espadín were cut before harvest, allowing the plants to remain in the field as capón and concentrate their stored sugars. Cándido and his family harvested 16 large Espadín piñas from the rocky, red-earth La Mina parcel. The finished 200-litre batch was composed from heads, hearts and a high-proof cut of tails, with 150 bottles allocated to Australia through Mextrade. PRODUCTION DETAILS AGAVE: Espadín Capón (Agave angustifolia var.) PRODUCER: Cándido García Cruz PRODUCTION REGION: Logoche, Miahuatlán, Oaxaca AGAVE PROVENANCE: Homegrown on the La Mina parcel SOIL: Rocky red tierra cascajudo HARVEST REST: Eight days COOKING: Eight days in a conical earthen oven with mesquite POST-ROAST REST: Eight days MACERATION: Machete and mechanical shredder FERMENTATION: Native yeasts; 24 hours dry and 15 days wet in two 1,200L Montezuma cypress vats DISTILLATION: Twice in copper pot stills BATCH SIZE: 200 litres ABV: 47.8% AUSTRALIAN RELEASE: 150 bottles Serve neat at room temperature in a copita or small wine glass.