About this mezcal

An earlier bottling was released in Mexico in 2017 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first distillation of Los Danzantes mezcal at a tiny refurbished distillery in Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca. Craft Distillers (the US importer of Los Nahuales, Alipus, and Mezcalero) liked the concept so much that they asked for a special edition for the US market. This “still proof” mezcal was bottled without being diluted (or adjusted), just as it came from the potstill at 53% ABV. It was produced from 100% wild agave Tobalá (agave Potatorum) collected in the mountains above San Juan del Rio in light clay and stony loam soils. Due to the very small size of agave Tobala it takes hundreds of plants, packed out on mules, to produce a batch. Agave Tobalá is famous for its distinctive and elegant richness.