Nuestra Soledad "Matatlan" Mezcal 750ml

Dubbed the “Heart of Mezcal” in Oaxaca, Santiago Matatlán is a small community but a major distilling town in the district of Tlacolula. The Cortés family are among the most famous of Matatlán’s maestros and this is a benchmark example of the Espadín variety.

Maestro Mezcalero Gregorio Hernandez uses 100% Espadín (Agave angustifolia) grown at an elevation of over 5,500 feet. This mezcal is cooked in a conical earthen oven, milled using horse-driven stone tahona, naturally fermented in open-air wooden tanks (tinas), and distilled twice using traditional copper pot stills.

Mezcal Nuestra Soledad is a celebration of the unique terroir and distillation traditions of six different, prominent distilling communities within the Valles Centrales region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Hand-selected by the iconic Cortés family of El Jolgorio fame, each palenque (distillery) crafts a distinctive mezcal from 100% Espadín agave using centuries-old indigenous Zapotec methods.