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Mezonte Japo - 750ml

$175.00 $207.99

Another expression of the mezcal made in Jalisco, especially in the west of the state, is the raicilla. Among its producers is Hildegardo Joya "Japo", one of the last of his generation who continues to make distillate in the Cabo Corrientes region.  Cabo Corrientes is a paradise off the coast of Puerto Vallarta where saline soil and papaya, banana, bonnet, watermelon and coffee crops bring a variety of flavors to mezcal. "Japo" harvests only three types of maguey at that site: Ash, Green and Yellow, the latter being the most widely used variety for raicilla. The Yellow maguey takes between 8 and 13 years to mature, while the Cenizo can take up to 35 years to reach its maximum splendor.

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