Del Maguey Mezcal Single Village San Luis Del Rio Azul 94 750 ML

Del Maguey (pronounced ma-gay), Single Village Mezcal was founded in 1995 by internationally renowned artist and mezcal visionary, Ron Cooper. Ron introduced the world to previously unavailable artisanal mezcal produced the original handcrafted way. Every product in our collection is made by individual family palenqueros (producers) in old-style villages. When you see our beautiful green bottles, you know it's Del Maguey.Del Maguey is a collection of twelve villages in Oaxaca who use the ancient practices of the Zapotec peoples to produce their vino de mezcal. The common word for agave in Oaxaca is “maguey.” Del Maguey Azul is made from 100% blue agave harvested 7 years after planting. The agave is earth-roasted over hot stones in a conical pit for 3 to 8 days. Crushed using a horse-powered stone mill, it is then naturally fermented in wooden vats for 14 to 30 days and twice distilled in a 350L copper still.