El Yope Madrecuixe is made by Don Ismael Rosales, whose family has been making mezcal and selling it in local markets for generations.
About this mezcal
El Yope Madrecuixe is made with maguey Madrecuixe (agave Karwinskii) in San Baltazar Chichicapam, Oaxaca. Mezcalero Don Ismael Rosales cooks his agave in an underground pit oven, crushes his agave with a tahona, ferments in wooden tubs, and double distills in a copper still.
El Yope Mezcal
El Yope holds both Kosher and Organic Certifications for small batch mezcal that include agave Espadin, Tobala, Madrecuixe, Tepextate, Mexicano, Arroqueno, and Cuishe. Their tradition dates back four generations with the production of mezcal that was originally sold locally or consumed by family and friends. Originally all of the agave used in their mezcal grew wild, but eventually demand increased as they began to sell in the markets of San Bartolomé Zogocho and Tlacolula de Matamoros. Their mezcal remains faithful to these generations of tradition, preserving the form of craft production, honoring their family tradition, and showing respect towards mezcal and love for their culture and roots. The family’s current palenque expansion is largely funded by one of the sons who owns an IT recruiting firm in Mexico City.
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99 reviewsLote f1yh, 46% abv
Review #46: Jalapeno and bell pell pepper are on the nose and dominant on the palate, then turns ashy, smokey, and dusty. There’s dry earthiness, dried smoked herbs, lime oils, pine, grass, and a very soft and light fruit like strawberry on the finish.
I found this to be overall very dry and dusty. I did not really enjoy that aspect of it and there’s not much more to it that I thought was intriguing. A bit brash and rough around the edges with the smoke and ash as well.
Lote f1yh, 46% abv
Review #46: Jalapeno and bell pell pepper are on the nose and dominant on the palate, then turns ashy, smokey, and dusty. There’s dry earthiness, dried smoked herbs, lime oils, pine, grass, and a very soft and light fruit like strawberry on the finish.
I found this to be overall very dry and dusty. I did not really enjoy that aspect of it and there’s not much more to it that I thought was intriguing. A bit brash and rough around the edges with the smoke and ash as
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3 reviewsNose: Fresh fruit (melon, kiwi), cut greens, pine.
Palate: soft entry, heavy forest, long after.