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Maguey Melate Marteno

Type
Agave Spirits
Region
Oaxaca
Age
Age of Agave: 9 Years
ABV
47.6%

Produced by: Antonio Carlos Martinez

Maguey Melate Marteño from Antonio “Conejo” Carlos Martínez was originally featured as a Mix & Match selection available only on the Melate website. This is made with 9 year old cultivated maguey Marteño (agave Karwinskii). Batch number 1 was just 80 litres total.

The Producer

Celebrating craftsmanship, tradition, and sustainability. Maguey me late (muh-gay may lah-tay) literally translates to “agave makes my heart beat” –  it represents our love for this spirit, tradition, and region.

Our mission is to preserve and promote traditional agave spirit production methods, culture, and family owned palenques in a value-packed way that serves as an opposing force to the faster-cheaper economy.

As mezcal is rapidly discovered around the world, it’s very challenging for consumers to fully grasp exactly what it is, where it comes from, and how to fully enjoy its many nuances that make it so unique and exciting. This ultimately makes it harder to fully appreciate artisanal mezcal and easier for big business to exploit the opportunities offered by mass-produced industrial mezcal.

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