{"product_id":"zinacantan-pitzomel-mezcal","title":"Zinacantan Pitzomel Mezcal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZinacantan Pitzomel Mezcal\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the smallest batches in our entire \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/collections\/mezcal\"\u003emezcal collection\u003c\/a\u003e: just 63 liters of single-distilled Agave marmorata, made from only 18 wild plants by maestra mezcalera Fabiola Torres Monfil in San Diego La Mesa Tochimiltzingo, Puebla, and bottled at 48.7% ABV in a 750mL bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mezcal artesanal (uncertified agave spirit), single distillation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48.7% (97.4 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 Fabiola Torres Monfil, Zinacantan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e San Diego La Mesa Tochimiltzingo \/ Molcaxac, Puebla, Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEighteen Plants, Sixty-Three Liters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitzomel is the name the Mixteca Baja of southern Puebla gives to Agave marmorata — the slow-growing wild agave known as tepeztate in Oaxaca. Demand has put the plant increasingly at risk in the wild, which is how this batch came to be: an older neighbor of the Torres family, Don Juan of Molcaxac — a village whose name means \"Sparrows' Nest\" — asked Fabiola to harvest the mature pitzomel on his land, trusting only her to turn it into quality, traditional mezcal. Eighteen plants yielded 63 liters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe production follows the Zinacantan house method: a conical earthen pit roast with huaje wood, crushing by machete, hatchet and mechanical mill, a 30-day open-air fermentation in pine wood vats with ambient yeast and well water, then a single distillation in a copper pot, proofed with heads and tails and no added water. Zinacantan — founded in 2019 by Fabiola and ecologist Diana Pinzon — is an agroforestry project first and a mezcal brand second, producing only about 1,000 liters a year across every expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild marmorata is prized for intensity and this micro-batch is no exception: a dense, powerful, single-distilled spirit at full 48.7% proof, made in quantities too small to ever repeat exactly. For the full Zinacantan story, taste it alongside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/zinacantan-papalometl-mezcal\"\u003ePapalometl\u003c\/a\u003e and the annual \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/zinacantan-pechuga-mezcal\"\u003ePechuga\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Enjoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeat, in small pours, with time and attention — this is a collector's bottle from our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/collections\/rare-top-shelf\"\u003eRare \u0026amp; Top Shelf\u003c\/a\u003e shelves, not a mixing mezcal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is pitzomel?\u003c\/strong\u003e The Mixteca Baja name for Agave marmorata, the wild agave called tepeztate in Oaxaca.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much was made?\u003c\/strong\u003e 63 liters total, from only 18 wild plants harvested at Don Juan's request in the municipality of Molcaxac, Puebla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it certified mezcal?\u003c\/strong\u003e Zinacantan is sold as an uncertified agave spirit (destilado de agave), made by traditional methods outside the certification system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Zinacantan Pitzomel Mezcal is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, with nationwide shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zinacantan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68109397360683,"sku":"DM17723L","price":283.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/files\/zinacantan-pitzomel-mezcal.jpg?v=1793681012","url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/zinacantan-pitzomel-mezcal","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}