Gem & Bolt Was Founded By Artist-Alchemist Duo Adrinadrina & Elliott Coon Raised Together By Wolves Outlaws And Bootleggers In The Mountains Of Virginia. Many Moons Ago In Pre-Hispanic Mexico A Lightening Bolt Struck The Gem Of The Agave Plant Creating Heat And Friction And A Revoloutionary Liquid Known As Mezcal Was Born.Gem & Bolt Mezcal is made using espadín agave, but that's not all - it also features damiana, a traditional Mexican herb. The name comes from a story of how Mezcal came to be: a lightning bolt struck an agave piña, which roasted and fermented the sugars and created Mezcal.