Description

Aged a Minimum of 18 MonthsWhiskey de OaxacaMaiz, Tierra, Pueblo The whiskey you hold in your hands was distilled from four ancient corn varietals that are cultivated in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. These are Chalqueno, Bolita, Tepecintle and Olotillo. From the dawn of agriculture their seeds have been selected and handed down to each succeeding generation by Zapotex, Mixtec and Chinantec knowledge keepers and farmers. Each carefully selected varital comes from a specific regional ecosystem.Maiz de Herencia The Calqueno corn is from a community located at over 9,000 feet above sea leavel in the Sierra Mixteca. The Tepecintle comed from the rain forested slopes of the Lower Chinantla. The Olotillo grows on the coastal plains along the Pacific Ocean, while the fast-growing Bolita can be cultivated in the high Sierra, the cental valleys, or in the low-lying tropics. Each comes in fantastic shades of red, yellow, purple, blue, black and white and are all sourced directly from the smallholding farmers who today are the custodians of a Mesoamerican scientific legacy born some 6,500 years ago.