NETA Espadín Capón Agave Spirit (750ml / 47.8%)
NETA Espadín Capón Agave Spirit comes from a 2015 production by Cándido García Cruz in Logoche, Miahuatlán. The flowering stalks were cut before harvest so the mature Espadín could remain in the field as capón, concentrating its stored sugars before distillation.
The agave came from the García family’s rocky red-earth La Mina parcel. After eight days of rest, it was roasted for eight days in a mesquite-fired earthen pit, rested again, then broken down by machete and mechanical shredder. Native fermentation ran in Montezuma cypress vats before two distillations in copper pot stills.
PRODUCER: Cándido García Cruz
AGAVE: Espadín Capón
PROCESS: Earthen-pit roasted, native-yeast fermented and double distilled in copper
BATCH: 200 litres, composed from heads, hearts and high-proof tails
RELEASE: 150 bottles allocated to Australia
ENJOY: Sip neat at room temperature in a copita or small wine glass.
Bottled at 47.8% ABV, this is a mature, producer-led Espadín with far more context than a standard house mezcal.
Production Notes
Please note: Every care has been taken to ensure our production notes are as acurate as possible. Where you detect any issues, please let us know and we'll fix them right up.- Master Distiller: Cándido García Cruz
- Maguey: Espadin
- Agave Region: La Mina, Logoche, Miahuatlán
- Town/ Village: Logoche
- State: Oaxaca
- Classification: Agave Distillate
- Vintage: 2015
- Expression: Joven
- Cooking method: Conical Earthen Pit
- Fermentation: Wooden Fermentation Tubs,Wild Yeast
- Still type: Copper Pot
- Distillation: Double
- Age Statement: Unaged
- ABV: 47.8 %
- Website: https://netaspirits.com/australia/2022/10/17/espadn-capn-may-2015-cndido-garca-cruz-espcan1505-summer-2022-release-150-bottles