$116.00

Aguerrido Refugio Calzada Hernandez 'A. Cupreata' (Papalote)

Destilado de Agave produced in Tetitlán de la Lima, Guerrero
Maestro Mezcalero Refugio Calzada Hernández
100% Papalote (A. cupreata)
Cooked in a rock-lined conical earthen oven with Encino amarillo, white oak, and tepehuaje (leadtree); milled using a small mechanical shredder
Fermented 4 days in white pine (ayacahuite) tanks with spring water
Distilled twice in traditional copper pot stills
Rested 2 years in glass before bottling
Rich with earthy aromas of wet black tea leaves, damp earth, fresh wool, beeswax, and barnyard hay—all lifted by delicate notes of yellow flowers, black sesame, peppercorn, and soft linen. Savory and complex.
351 liters produced
46.9% ABV

A third-generation mezcalero, Don Refugio Calzada Hernández began working with mezcal at the tender age of 14, helping to gather seeds and cultivate agave. Now a sturdy 68-year-old maestro himself, Don Refugio’s mezcal is full of earthy notes of herbs and barnyard, a heartwarming welcome to the complexity of Agave cupreata in Guerrero.