• Destilado de agave produced in Yeguesia, Miahuatl°n, Oaxaca, and bottled under the In Situ label, Mezcasiarca (NOM EM-012-SC)
• Maestro mezcaleros: "In Situ Team"
• Distilled from 100% Cuixito(A. karwinskii)
• Cooked in a traditional earthen oven
• Milled by hand using wooden mallets(mazo)and mechanical crusher
• Fermented in open-air wooden vats(tinas)made of oak
• Distilled twice using traditional Filipino-style clay pot stills; distilled to still strength (alta gama, meaning "no adjustments")
• Subtle, savory aromas of granite, haricot vert, sage, catnip, jasmine, and lemon zest before a palate that bursts with pepitas, fennel, stewed raisins, paprika, papaya, a touch of brine and maybe a dry scone
• 110 liters produced
• 51% ABV

Cuixito is one of those delightful and infuriating examples of agave nomenclature that can mean different things in different places. In this example, it refers to a smaller subspecies ofAgave karwinskii. However, in our experience thus far, the distillates made from this region’s Cuixito only give very subtle hints of the hallmarkA. karwinskiiprofile! Confounding, but delicious.

INFO:

Producer: In Situ Spirits
Vintage: NV
Country: Mexico
Region: Oaxaca
Spirit Type: Agave / Sotol / Pox
Spirit Sub Type: Destilado de Agave