{"product_id":"fanekantsini-pelon-verde-mezcal","title":"Fanekantsini Pelón Verde Mezcal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFanekantsini Pelón Verde Mezcal\u003c\/strong\u003e is a tiny-batch destilado de agave from maestra mezcalera Sosima Olivera Aguilar in San Miguel Suchiltepec, Oaxaca, distilled from 100% Pelón Verde and bottled at 50% ABV in a 750mL bottle. Pelón Verde is a genuine mystery agave: it resembles espadín of the angustifolia family, but its leaves carry no spines along their edges — the trait behind its name, \"green bald one\" — and because it is not officially classified, the bottle is labeled simply Agave sp. Sosima roasts the agave in a conical earthen pit over oak, grinds it with wooden mallets, ferments it in open-air cypress wood vats with ambient yeast and well water, and double distills it in a copper pot — a departure from the clay pots of her Sola de Vega batches — adjusting with heads and tails and no water. The whole batch ran to just 150 liters. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Destilado de agave (uncertified mezcal), ancestral method\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50% ABV (100 proof)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750mL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sosima Olivera Aguilar, Maestros Mezcaleros Tres Colibrí cooperative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e San Miguel Suchiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgave:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pelón Verde (Agave sp.), 100%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMethod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Earthen pit roast, wooden-mallet grind, open-air cypress-vat fermentation, double copper-pot distillation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Agave With No Name\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFanekantsini is the label of the Tres Colibrí cooperative, an association of eight producers in Oaxaca's highland Chontal and Sola de Vega regions founded in 2012 by Sosima Olivera Aguilar, who comes from a line of mezcaleros in San Miguel Suchiltepec and recalls making mezcal with her father and grandmother as a small child. Total Fanekantsini production runs to roughly 1,000 liters a year across every expression, so a 150-liter Pelón Verde batch is a serious share of the co-op's output. The co-op exists to share costs, work and risk among its producers while keeping native agave and regional tradition at the center. Browse more small-batch bottles in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mezcal\"\u003emezcal\u003c\/a\u003e collection and the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/spirits\"\u003espirits\u003c\/a\u003e shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnusual and savory-sweet: ash, butterscotch, sweet tea and loganberry on the nose, then an evolving palate of shiitake mushroom, honeydew melon, grilled nopal, butterscotch and a matcha-latte softness. The copper pot keeps it bright and lifted where clay would round it — an espadín-adjacent profile with a wild streak all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Enjoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSip it neat and give it time in the glass; the savory notes bloom as it opens. It also gives a mezcal Mule or Margarita an herbal, almost green depth — see more agave pours among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cocktails\"\u003ecocktail\u003c\/a\u003e staples, and compare it with the clay-pot style of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/tepanal-ancestral-mexicano-mezcal\"\u003eTepanal Ancestral Mexicano\u003c\/a\u003e from Sola de Vega.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Pelón Verde?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unclassified agave (labeled Agave sp.) believed to be a mutated form of Agave angustifolia. Unlike other agaves it has no spines along its leaf edges — \"pelón verde\" means \"green bald one.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is this one distilled in copper?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSosima produces at two palenques: the Chontal batches from San Miguel Suchiltepec, like this Pelón Verde, run through a copper pot still, while her San Francisco Sola batches are clay-pot distilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat proof is it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e50% ABV (100 proof), adjusted with heads and tails and no added water, in a 750mL bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho makes it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaestra Sosima Olivera Aguilar of the Tres Colibrí cooperative in Oaxaca; the 150-liter batch is imported to the US by PM Spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder Fanekantsini Pelón Verde from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — one of the rarest agaves in the glass, from one of Oaxaca's most respected maestras.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fanekantsini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68109387235371,"sku":"DM17709L","price":193.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/files\/fanekantsini-pelon-verde-mezcal.jpg?v=1793680764","url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/fanekantsini-pelon-verde-mezcal","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}