HOW FERMENTATION TANKS INFLUENCE THE FLAVOR OF MEZCAL?
La influencia de las tinas de fermentación en los sabores del Mezcal.
ARTISANAL OR ANCESTRAL?
According to COMERCAM’s 2022 statistics, 95.56% of the mezcal sold in Mexico falls under the categories of Mezcal and Artisanal Mezcal, while only 0.44% corresponds to Ancestral Mezcal. The definition of each process is established according to the 070-SCFI-2016 standard, based on the characteristics of the methods and tools used during the main production stages …
GOLD MEDAL NAZARIO SALAS
We are proud to announce that Maestro Nazario Salas from the community of Atlapulco in the Mixteca Poblana, who collaborates with Puntiagudo in the production of artisanal mezcals, was awarded the Gold Medal at the PREMIO AL ORIGEN 2023 competition in the state of Puebla for the extraordinary spirit produced from Salmiana Ferox agave, which …
WHY DISTILLED AND NOT MEZCAL?
This is probably the question on many people’s minds today… The answer is simple: the designation and term MEZCAL is protected by standards that limit the physical-chemical characteristics of mezcal to values that can only be consistently achieved with industrial processes. Moreover, these standards are backed by the economic interests of large brands—including tequila—which make …
800 LYOBAA AGAVES DONATION TO MAESTROS PUNTIAGUDO
La sobre utilización de las plantas de agave silvestre constituye uno de los problemas más graves de la industria del mezcal y destilados.
MAESTRO RUBEN FERMENTATION VAT DONATION
Dependiendo del uso las tinas de fermentación se pican o pudren y debido a esto es necesario repararlas o reponerlas.
ACCIDENTAL BURNING OF AGAVE PLANTATION
Nos enteramos que nuestro terreno de Santa Maria Coyotepec, Oaxaca, en donde tenemos sembrados cerca de 8000 plantas de agave de diversas especies.
