Erstwhile Espadín Capón Mezcal (2018 Limited Edition) (Currently OOS)

Only 100 liters made. Made from homegrown Espadín piñas, grown and cared for with love and with pride, on the late master mezcalero Juan Hernández Méndez’s own land.

“Capón” refers to a particular treatment of agave plants prior to harvest.  It can be applied to all agave varietals, including but not limited to Espadín.  After cutting the budding quiote off a mature agave, the plant is intentionally left alone and continues living for a period of time before it is harvested for mezcal production.  Producers do this to ensure extra ripe agaves.  We think of capón as an extra ripe, extra sweet agave – both because the existing sugar content is essentially trapped within the piña after the quiote is cut, and because photosynthesis from that point on continues to produce additional sugar.

ABV: 44.0%