{"product_id":"mal-bien-ninos-viejos-madrecuishe-mezcal","title":"Mal Bien Ninos Viejos Madrecuishe Mezcal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMal Bien Ninos Viejos Madrecuishe Mezcal\u003c\/strong\u003e — a 50.5% ABV (101 proof), 750mL single-batch mezcal from mezcaleros Victor and Emanuel Ramos in Mengoli de Morelos, Miahuatlan, Oaxaca. This is one of the most extraordinary agave stories in recent years: in 1993, shortly after his son Emanuel was born, Victor Ramos planted a field of Madrecuixe (Agave karwinskii). Farming and family took priority, the field was effectively abandoned, and the agaves grew extraordinarily slowly for three decades. Harvested in fall 2023, Victor affectionately called them \"Ninos Viejos\" — the old boys. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCooked for six days in a 15-ton pit with encino, guamuche, and mesquite; milled by tahona; fermented 3 to 8 days in sabino and oak vats with well water; twice distilled in two 275-liter copper alambiques with refrescaderas. Bottled in October 2023 at 50.5% ABV — just 401 bottles in the entire batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Buy Mal Bien Ninos Viejos Madrecuishe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA spirit literally three decades in the making — 30-year-old semi-wild Madrecuixe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiny 401-bottle batch, bottled at full 50.5% ABV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeeply personal father-and-son production in Miahuatlan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA collector-grade traditional mezcal at a fair price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eServing Suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeat, in a copita, at room temperature — this is a contemplative sipping mezcal. Explore more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/collections\/vendors?q=Mal%20Bien\"\u003eMal Bien\u003c\/a\u003e single-producer bottlings and our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/collections\/mezcal\"\u003emezcal collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does \"Ninos Viejos\" mean?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Old boys\" — Victor Ramos's affectionate name for the stunted, 30-year-old Madrecuixe agaves he planted in 1993 and finally harvested in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat agave is Madrecuixe?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadrecuixe is a variety of Agave karwinskii, native to Oaxaca's Miahuatlan region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow many bottles were made?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust 401 bottles from the single October 2023 batch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mal Bien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50530899001387,"sku":null,"price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/files\/a07-malbien-nv.jpg?v=1790662689","url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/mal-bien-ninos-viejos-madrecuishe-mezcal","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}