Mezcal Vago Espadin

Aquilino Garcia Lopez has made the Vago Espadin for many years. It was one of the original releases brought into the US by Vago. Aquilino uses a tahona to crush his agave and he distills in copper.

Mezcal Vago began when co-founder Judah Kuper visited a hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico. He fell in love with the nurse who treated him. Her father, Aquilino Garcia, was a sustenance farmer who also produced mezcal. Judah and Aquilino, along with Judah’s longtime friend Dylan Sloan, launched Mezcal Vago. In 2013, their first exported bottles arrived in Texas. Each of their mezcals is produced naturally in a traditional palenque with no additives. The brand aims to empower both the master craftsmen with a celebration of his art. Also the consumer by giving them the knowledge they need to find a great mezcal. The brand plants 3 agaves for each single agave they harvest. Their goal is to end the use wild agave by 2025 for most of their releases.

Maguey: Espadin
Agave: Angustifolia
Grind: Tahona
Distillation: Copper
Style: Joven
State: Oaxaca
Town: Candelaria Yegole
ABV: 50%