Espadín | March 2022 | Paula Aquino Sánchez | ESPPLA2203 | Summer 2023 Release | 222 Bottles
Paula Aquino Sánchez has been an integral part of our relationship to the community of Logoche since 2013, and she continues to educate, nurture, and inspire us. This 180L batch of Espadín is a beautiful reflection of Paula’s skill and expertise as a true master distiller. The bold and beautiful aromas and flavors are highly expressive of the magueyes and the region, but also specific to the very palenque where it was crafted. Paula’s understanding of the nuances of fermentation and distillation come from nearly forty years of experience, learning from her grandfather, brothers, uncles, and later, working together with her husband, Hermógenes, and their son, Jorge. Many of their batches are made collectively between the family, but Paula also has her own parcels of land with her own agave. Over the last few years, she has begun to separate these batches which she makes and sales independently. A quality Espadín, like this 2021 production from maestra Paula Aquino Sánchez, reflects the spirit’s place of origin and the skill of its maker. Blending different cuts of heads, hearts, and tails until satisfied with the appearance of a cordón cerrado, Paula composed 180 liters at 47.1% Alc. by Vol.
§ Maguey(es): Espadín (Agave angustifolia var.)
§ Provenance of the maguey: Homegrown; El Pitayo and Copal Redondo parcels
§ Producer: Paula Aquino Sánchez
§ Region: Logoche, Miahuatlán
§ Soil type: Red earth, tierra roja
§ Rest time after harvest: Six days
§ Oven: Conical earthen pit; seven days with oak and mesquite
§ Rest time after oven: four days
§ Maceration: Machete and shredder
§ Fermentation: Native yeasts; two 1200L Montezuma cypress sabino wood tanks, each with 700kg of cooked agave and 400L of well water
§ Dry fermentation time: 36 hours
§ Wet fermentation time: Ten days
§ Distillation: 2x in copper pot stills
§ Final composition: Heads, hearts, and tails
§ Batch size: 180L
§ Date of distillation: March 2022
§ ABV: 47.1%