Eléctrico Mezcal is a true, artesanal spirit born from the Zapotec traditions of San Baltazar Guelavila, Oaxaca.
The Eléctrico collection of mezcal is the shared vision of Maestro Cirino, a third generation Mezcalero at one with his art and his environment, and his friend Kathleen Blackwell, a musician and creative entrepreneur on a lifetime quest for harmony.
Together, these two friends and their families have created some of the finest, traditional, batch-distilled, artesanal mezcal ever to leave Oaxaca, Mexico.
The Collection
Eléctrico Mezcal is the slow and gentle distillation of the land, the flora, the fauna, and the people in pure harmony.
All Eléctrico Mezcal are classified Artesanal, without chemicals or mechanization. Our maguey is sourced from the wild, fields, or neighbors. Our water is drawn from the confluence of two mineral-rich aquifers beneath our land.
We distill in small, single-source batches from three species of agave: Espadín, Tobalá, and Jabalí.
Our Joven (young) mezcal are double distilled from Tobalá and Espadín, small quantities of which are re-distilled with an additional ingredient for our special ‘Distilled With’ releases. Select quantities of both varieties are set aside to mature in glass for three years, as is our flagship Jabalí, which we distill five times in very limited quantities.
Our youngest and freshest mezcal. The crystal-clear essence of the young, sweet and succulent Espadín maguey.
Nose: A bright, energetic potion of stone fruit and spice, seductive with a touch of finesse to challenge your olfactory senses.
Palate: Assertive, herbaceous, fruity, and mineral, its fire tempered, but flavor heightened with the rustic joy of the punta: the first distillation.
Mezcal Espadín Joven (APV 43%)
‘Bring it on,’ taunts the stubborn, flamboyant, wild Tobalá agave with the football-sized piña. Once tamed, the mezcal The King of Magueys offers up is worth every ounce of effort.
Nose: Lightly-smoked, yet fresh with the fragrance of new growth, Tobolá retains its botanical heritage with hints of honey and fruit.
Palate: A herbal and fresh sensation, the initial numbing heat stimulating the saliva and mingling to create a honeyed, mineral yet grassy green finish.
Mezcal Tobalá Joven (APV 42%)
3-Year Matured Mezcals
Our mezcals mature in glass rather than wood because we prefer the silkiness of the spirit that results. It’s the Eléctrico way and we believe it’s the best way.
Nose: The vivacity of our classic Espadín evolves through time into a soft and spicy, autumnal fruitfulness.
Palate: An enveloping cornucopia of ripened fruits, hay, mulled spices, and a lingering glow.
Mezcal Espadín 3-Year Matured (APV 47%)
The time taken to mature this sophisticated, gently-smoked spirit brings out the best in the King of the Magueys.
Nose: Fresh and fruity with a hint of spice and herbal essence. More complex and rewarding for the time spent in glass.
Palate: A warm, buttery melange of herbs and spices that lingers and evolves upon the tongue.
Mezcal Tobalá 3-Year Matured (APV 43%)
Rare and Limited
Mezcal Jabalí (APV 45%)
Matured in glass for 3 years
Most mezcaleros find it too challenging to distill from the awkward and wild Jabalí maguey. We love a challenge because we love the flavor, so five-times distilled and over three years in glass makes our most cherished mezcal.
Rare, rewarding and reassuringly expensive, it is little wonder our Maestro Cirino’s signature appears on the bottle.
Nose: An exotic, seductive and unique depth of flavor. An aromatic fusion of earth, wood, grass, herbs, and eucalyptus: a wild, unforgiving, but deeply satisfying landscape.
Palate: Smoked pepper, green apple, pineapple, manuka honey, and mineral notes mingle and explode on your tongue, leaving a smooth, clean, lingering finish of grass and sweetness.
The Eléctrico Mezcal ‘Distilled With’ Series
Our ‘Distilled With’ mezcals have a carefully chosen natural ingredient added to the second distillation that harmonizes with the maguey’s natural complexity. Released in very limited quantities, these are the sophisticate’s antidote to garnish cocktails, evoking distant memories and creating new ones.
Maestro Cirino has a hidden grove of lemongrass outside San Baltazar Guelavila, which he harvests sparingly for this revelatory marriage of flavors.
Nose: Seductively aromatic and refreshing, mingling lemon oils, new-mown grass, and the sweet nectar of freshly cut maguey.
Palate: Citrus-fresh yet seductively sweet, it bites your lip and then kisses your tongue with a lasting flavor evolution.
Mezcal Distilled with Lemongrass (APV 44%)
Mezcal Distilled With Tepehuaje (APV 44%)
