QUINCEAÑERA ESPADÍN
(A. ANGUSTIFOLIA)
FELIPE CORTES
Mengolí de Morelos, Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
0410FC, 49.5%, 1,266 bottles, April, 2010
Distilled in 2010, this large batch spent 15+ years resting in a giant “flex tank”
tucked in a corner of Felipe’s bedroom. Fans of Agave Mixtape may remember
tasting a sample back in 2022, when it was a spritely 12 years old, but the other
950 liters remained en cámara until it being bottled in September, 2025.
Felipe and his son Ageo are the 3rd and 4th generations of the Cortes family
to produce mezcal in the Miahuatlán district of Oaxaca, an area famous for
producing some of the best mezcal in Mexico. They are related to the neighboring
Ramos family via Felipe’s wife (Ageo’s Mother).
PRODUCTION
OVENS: 9 ton pit, 5 ton pit
COOK TIME: 8-10 Days
WOOD: encino, yegareche
REST: tepextate and tobalá are milled immediately, others rest 5-7 Days MILL: tahona
FERM TANKS: sabino
WATER: well
FERM. TIME: 3-8 days
DISTILLATIONS: two
STILLS: two copper alambiques con refrescadera (275L, 500L)
ADJUSTMENT: puntas y colas