Madrecuixe | Tomás García Cruz | May 2022 | MDXTGC2211 | Summer 2023 release | 204 bottles

A green thumb and true maestro, don Tomás García Cruz is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced producers in Miahuatlán. He is a living treasure and a quintessential part of the community of Logoche. At 73 years old, he continues to innovate, and together with his children and grandchildren, help maintain and perpetuate the continuity of the agrarian and gastronomic traditions of their family and the region as a whole.

This spectacular production made with 50 Madrecuixe plants grown on rocky black soil is a definitive expression of one of the region’s most important cultivars and is truly reflective of the lands, practices, and expertise of its origin and craftsman. A total of 1200kg of maguey was designated for this batch and which was fermented with well water in two Montezuma cypress wood tanks over the course of a little over a week. Distillation was finished in May 2022. Adjusting with a careful mix of heads, hearts, and a select cut of high-proof tails, Tomás composed a total of 150L at 49.6% Alc. by Vol.

§  Maguey(es): Madrecuixe (Agave karwinskii var.)

§  Provenance of the maguey: Homegrown

§  Producer: Tomás García Cruz

§  Region: Logoche, Miahuatlán

§  Soil type: Black tierra negra cascajuda

§  Rest time after harvest: 10 days

§  Oven: Conical earthen pit; seven days with mesquite and guamuchil wood

§  Rest time after oven: five days

§  Maceration: Machete and shredder

§  Fermentation: Native yeasts and well water; two 1200L Montezuma cypress sabino wood tank (1200kg total)

§  Dry fermentation time: 72 hours

§  Wet fermentation time: 8 days

§  Distillation: 2x in copper pot stills

§  Final composition: Heads, hearts, and a high proof cut of tails

§  Batch size: 150L

§  Date of distillation: May 2022

§  ABV: 49.6% ABV