Puntamanguera Mezcal Cupreata Capon 6-Year Maduro (Silver Label), Guerrero (104 proof)

Item Number: 16373

UPC: 7-500462729585

Country: Mexico
Region: Guerrero
Sub Region: Chilapa de Alvarez
Estate Grown Wine: No
Grape(s): Cupreata Agave
Type: Spirits - Mezcal
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: T Top
Alc by Vol(%): 52
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Clay, sand, and chalk
Elevation: 8,202 feet

Production Year: 2015
Mezcalero: Don Lorenzo
Agave Source: Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero
Agave Sugar: Cupreata Capón**
Cooking Method: Underground conical oven using river stones and endemic wood
Crushing Method: Tahona (grinding stone) pulled by donkey
Fermentation: Open air wood vats
Distillation: Twice distilled
Still Style: Wood fired copper pots
Aging: 6 years in bottle (maduro mezcal)
Additives: None

**About Capón: This mezcal was made from capón agaves. As an agave is ready to flower, it’ll form a bump at the top, which signifies that a quiote (flowering stalk) is about to start growing. It is normal practice for mezcal agave farmers to cut off an emerging quiote in order to keep all the energy and carbs in the piñas. Once cut, the plant can be harvested. Capón agaves then can stay in the ground months or even years after the quiote has been cut. Thus capón agaves acquire loads of sugar and complexity and when finally harvested they're at their ripest.