Description
Joel Antonio Cruz produced 30,000 bottles of Alips in 2015, and after deciding to remain small scale, turned to his younger cousin Rodolfo Juan Juarez, to take over distillation for export. The youthful Maestro Mescalero handcrafts Alips in the quaint riverfront distillery. The Cruz destilera operates as a co-op and has four copper pots.San Andrs Mezcal is crafted from handcrafted from agave Espadn and Bicuishe from the San Andrs, Oaxaca region. Planted nearly 5000 feet from the ground, the soil is mostly shale, which is not the most fertile, but some agave varietals are known to flourish there. The agave are fermented with wild yeasts in cypress vats and double distilled in a copper pot still in the village of San Andrs in Xitlapehua, Oaxaca. Distillation is overseen by Maestro Mezcalero Don Valente Angel. The result is a vegetal, earthy mezcal with underlying notes of sweet tobacco, fruit. Pick up your bottle today!
