NETA Espadín + Tepextate Agave Spirit (750ml / 48%)
NETA Espadín + Tepextate Agave Spirit is a 2022 field blend made by Gilberto Aquino García in Logoche, Miahuatlán. Cultivated Espadín and wild Tepextate were roasted, fermented and distilled together—not blended after distillation—giving this tiny release a direct connection to its plants, place and producer.
Gilberto harvested 64 ripe Espadín piñas from family land and sourced 120 wild Tepextate piñas from San Andrés Paxtlán. The 50/50 mix spent 15 days in a mesquite-fired earthen oven before machete and mechanical shredding, native-yeast fermentation in six Montezuma cypress vats, and two distillations in copper pot stills.
PRODUCER: Gilberto Aquino García
AGAVE: 50% Espadín and 50% Tepextate
PROCESS: Earthen-pit roasted, native-yeast fermented and double distilled in copper
RELEASE: 240 bottles allocated to Australia
ENJOY: Pour neat in a copita and give it time in the glass; a few drops of water can open a high-strength agave spirit without masking its character.
At 48% ABV, this is a small-batch NETA release for drinkers who value transparent production and the character of a true co-fermented ensamble.
Production Notes
Please note: Every care has been taken to ensure our production notes are as acurate as possible. Where you detect any issues, please let us know and we'll fix them right up.- Master Distiller: Gilberto Aquino García
- Maguey: Espadin,Tepeztate
- Agave Region: Logoche & San Andrés Paxtlán, Miahuatlán
- Town/ Village: Logoche
- State: Oaxaca
- Classification: Agave Distillate
- Vintage: 2022
- Expression: Joven,Ensamble
- Cooking method: Conical Earthen Pit
- Fermentation: Wooden Fermentation Tubs,Wild Yeast
- Still type: Copper Pot
- Distillation: Double
- Age Statement: Unaged
- ABV: 48.0 %
- Website: https://netaspirits.com/australia/2022/10/17/espadn-tepextate-march-2022-gilberto-aquino-garca-ensgla2203-summer-2022-release-240-bottles