ROOSTER ROJO MEZCAL IS HANDCRAFTED BY LOPES SOSA PALENQUE, A SMALL CRAFT DISTILLERY IN SAN JUAN DEL RIO OF OAXACA, IN MEXICO. EACH BOTTLE IS SIGNED BY THE MAESTRO MEZCALERO (THE MASTER MEZCAL MAKER) RODOLFO LOPEZ JUAN WHICH CONFIRMS THAT HE HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE CORRECT PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND SIGNIFIES HIS APPROVAL THAT THIS LIQUID IS PERFECT FOR MEZCAL AFICIONADOS AROUND THE WORLD. THE BOTTLE IS DARK, SIMILAR TO TRADITIONAL CLAY BOTTLES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO PREVENT THE LIQUID BEING AFFECTED BY DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND TO ENSURE IT IS NOT VISIBLE TO THE ‘BAD EYE’ BEFORE CONSUMPTION. THIS IS TRADITIONAL OAXACAN BELIEF.

MEZCAL IS PRODUCED IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN TEQUILA. WHILST IT TOO IS PRODUCED FROM AGAVE, BUT HERE THE SIMILARITY WITH TEQUILA ENDS, AS AGAVES FOR MEZCAL PRODUCTION ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES USED IN TEQUILA PRODUCTION. FOR TEQUILA YOU CAN ONLY USE BLUE WEBER AGAVE, BUT FOR MEZCAL THE CHOICE IS HUGE. OUR ROOSTER ROJO MEZCAL IS PRODUCED FROM ESPADIN AGAVES, ALSO KNOWN AS MAGUEY ANGUSTIFOLIA.

MEZCAL IS PURE TRADITIONAL DRINK FROM RURAL MEXICO. THE PUREST YOU CAN GET IN TERMS OF AUTHENTICITY AND HISTORICAL PRODUCTION TRADITIONS, PASSED ON FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. IT HAS THE CLOSEST CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE, WHO HAVE BEEN HAND-MAKING IT FOR YEARS, ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN TRADITIONS AND KNOW-HOW. IT IS THE PUREST EXPRESSION OF THE DRINK, REVEALING THE CORE, THE SOUL OF MEXICO.

MEZCAL IN TRADITIONAL MEXICAN CULTURE IS A SPECIAL DRINK. PRODUCED IN SMALL QUANTITIES IN A TRADITIONAL MANNER, IT IS KEPT TO CELEBRATE OR MARK VERY SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT FAMILY OCCASIONS SUCH AS WEDDINGS, BIRTHS, DEATHS, FAMILY REUNIONS AND OTHERS. IT IS A PART OF NATURAL LIFE CYCLE OF PEOPLE LIVING MAINLY IN COMMUNITIES IN THE HARSH AND MOUNTAINOUS SURROUNDINGS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO. AS A DRINK, IT IS A GIFT FROM THE SUN, AS THE ENERGY WHICH WAS CAPTURED BY THE AGAVE PLANTS OVER MANY YEARS IS RELEASED IN A PURE LIQUID EXPRESSION. THAT IS WHY IT CAN NOT BE CONSUMED IN A RUSH, BUT WITH RESPECT ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ENJOY EVERY SIP OF IT, UNDERSTANDING HOW MUCH WORK, LOVE AND CRAFTSMANSHIP ARE NEEDED TO CREATE EVERY DROP OF THIS WONDERFUL GIFT FROM MOTHER EARTH.

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Spirit Type: Mezcal

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