Neta works with a group of mezcaleros from around Miahuatlán- Oaxaca. The maestro behind this release is Candido García Cruz who has been distilling for decades. Ninety Espadín (Agave angustifolia) plants were left ‘capón or quiotudo’ (the plant’s flowering stalk is cut early and the plant remains unharvested concentrating sugars in the piña) for a full year before harvesting. The piñas roasted for two weeks in an earthen oven and rested for a week before being broken down by a mix of machete and mechanical mill. This was followed by a two-day rest for the fibers and then a sixteen-day fermentation in cypress vats and a double distillation in a copper pot still