Puntiagudo Angel Angeles Espadín Capón Ancestral Mezcal
Puntiagudo Angel Angeles Espadín Capón Ancestral Mezcal (batch AA-ESP-01) is an ancestral mezcal from Maestro Angel Angeles of Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca — made entirely from capón Espadín, agave whose flowering stalk was cut before harvest so the plant concentrates its sugars in the heart, and bottled at 48.6% ABV in a 750mL bottle. Shop more capón and ancestral bottlings in our mezcal collection.
- Style: Mezcal Ancestral, Espadín Capón (Agave angustifolia)
- ABV: 48.6% (97.2 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Producer: Angel Angeles for Puntiagudo
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, Mexico
Capón Agave, Minas Clay Pots
Santa Catarina Minas is the Oaxacan community most closely associated with clay-pot distillation, and the Angeles family is at the heart of its mezcal tradition. "Capón" describes the decisive step before harvest: the agave's flowering stalk (quiote) is cut as it emerges, stopping reproduction and forcing the plant to push all of its energy and sugar back into the piña, which is then left in the field to concentrate further. The result is a denser, sweeter raw material — the same technique behind the Tepanal Ancestral Espadín Capón Mezcal.
"Ancestral" identifies the production tradition that follows: labor-intensive, preindustrial methods centered on earthen-oven roasting, hand work, natural fermentation, and distillation in small clay pots, which lend Minas mezcals their unmistakable minerality. Angel Angeles' bottling is one of the single-maestro releases Puntiagudo brings to the US through PM Spirits, alongside bottles like the Puntiagudo Nazario Salas Pulquero Mapisaga Mezcal from Puebla.
Tasting Notes
Rich cooked-agave sweetness from the capón fruit, carried on the clay pot's wet-stone minerality; dense and rounded in texture, with herbal and lightly smoky depth and a long, savory finish at full ancestral strength.
How to Enjoy
Sip neat in a copita or small tumbler. If you're building a shelf of single-producer ancestral mezcal, this is a natural gift candidate too — see our Holiday Gift Guide for more ideas.
FAQ
What does "capón" mean? The agave's flowering stalk is cut before harvest, so the plant concentrates sugar in its heart instead of spending it on flowering — giving a richer, sweeter spirit.
What makes it "ancestral"? Production follows preindustrial methods, including distillation in clay pot stills, the signature of Santa Catarina Minas.
Who makes it? Maestro Angel Angeles of Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, bottled by Puntiagudo and imported by PM Spirits.
This bottle is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, with nationwide shipping where legal.