Del Maguey San Luis Del Rio Mezcal showcases the bold heart of espadn agave with rich notes of roasted fruit, smoky earth, and a lingering, peppery finish straight from the Oaxacan highlands.

47% ABV, 750 ml

One of the first two expressions that Del Maguey brought to the US in 1995.

The scent of the old mango grove lingers in the air of the Red Ant Rive that flows through the village of the San Luis del Rio, offering a signature note to this expression.

Village, State: San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca
Palenquero: Panciano Cruz Nolasco, Marcos Cruz Mendez
Agave Varietal: Espadn
ABV: 47%
Still Type: Copper

San Luis Del Rio has a spicy, fruity and smoky nose with a high notes of citrus. It is creamy, smooth and warming to the palate with a clean finish.

Two hours south of Oaxaca on a two-lane, pot holed highway on route to the Gulf of Tehuantepec is the turnoff to San Luis Del Rio. One takes another 2 hours on a winding, rocky, dirt road. The pueblo is located in a narrow, hot valley, with steep sloped full of Maguey Espadin. The Rio Hormiga Colorada (Red Ant River) flows through it. You may see Paciano Cruz Nolasco, tending his fields. Above the large fields of Maguey, the tops of the mountains are scattered with cornfields, iguanas crawling across the road, the trees and cactus with Bromeliads growing on them.