• Mezcal label from influential producer Julian Rodriguez produced in Río Golea, San Pedro Quiatoni, Oaxaca
• Maestro mezcalero Celso Luis Santiago
• 100% Espadin (Agave angustifolia)
• Plants mature between 6–10 years
• Cooked in an earthen oven, milled using stone tahona, then fermented in wood vats (tinas)
• Distilled twice using copper pot stills
• Foreshadowed by a nose of bold dark fruit, sweet green herbs, and dry hard cheese, the explosive palate delivers a motherload of minerality, weighty mouthfeel, and smoky musculature
• 48% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

The man, the myth, the legend…the mysterious mezcalero Don Celso of Río Golea is spoken of in reverential terms by agave cognoscenti the world over. Celso distills only this one core varietal but does it so beautifully that we couldn’t dream of asking for anything else. This truly legendary Espadín speaks deeply of place, challenging every preconception about the variety you may have.