Making Our Mezcal

What is mezcal?

Mezcal is distilled from sugars derived from any species of the agave plant that grows throughout Mexico, commonly known as “maguey.” The spirit has existed for more than 500 years and is still produced using the same traditional methods.

OUR MEZCAL

TWO AGAVES ARE BETTER THAN ONE

Ojo de Tigre Mezcal is made artisanally with two types of sustainable agave:

ARTISANAL PROCESS and INNOVATIVE RESULTS

Ancestral Process

Our mezcal is produced in small quantities using artisanal methods:

Tequila vs. Mezcal

	Tequila	Mezcal
Agave type	Blue agave	35 to 40 different varieties
Region produced	Jalisco	Oaxaca, Puebla, Durango, Zacatecas, Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Guerrero
Production	Large scale, mechanized	Artisanal, small batch
Cooking technique	Cooked in autoclaves or brick ovens using pressurized steam	Cooked in a fire pit filled with volcanic stone heated with wood
Distillation	Fibers from cooked agave are separated at the beginning of distillation, that occurs in stainless steel stills	Fibers from cooked agave are fermented and distilled in copper or clay pots
Tasting notes	Typically fresh, semi-sweet flavor, agave forward	Balanced notes of earth and smoke with agave and terroir present throughout