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MDM Chino Verde de Eleuterio Ogarrio Agave Spirit 98pf 750ml
Maestros del Mezcal (MDM) is an organization composed of hundreds of producers in various regions, within all the Mexican states that make Mezcal. Through social organization, they maintain, promote and protect the rich culture, history, and natural resources behind traditional mezcal. Maestros del Mezcal provides financial and technical support to better palenques, reforest agave in danger of extinction, and reforest trees used as fuel for production. Another purpose of the organization is to gain access to foreign markets, establish price standards, and in general better the standard of living in the Mezcal producing regions.
A Mezcalero is a person who produces Mezcal. They take the piñas (agave hearts) and cook them in a horno (large underground pit oven) in the ground. The cooked agave is then crushed, combined with water, and allowed to ferment. Once fermented, the Mezcal is usually distilled twice and then bottled. Some varieties of Mezcal are triple distilled, and others are aged in casks before bottling. There are many variations on this process, and there are many small details that have a big impact on the flavor and feel of the final product. Each mezcalero has their own preference for how these steps can be adjusted to produce the optimal Mezcal, and you’ll taste similarities in many of the Mezcals that are made by the same mezcalero.