![]() Unlike a Filipino still proper, there is no in-still capture. The Durango-style alembic still has a copper boiling pot with this tapered Dr-Who-Dalek-like Filipino-style wooden condensing chamber on top. In keeping with the style of the region, the agaves were roasted in a classic in-earth horno fired by mesquite and pine wood for 3 days, before being mashed entirely by a hand-wielded axe.įermentation is then a 3 days process in wood-lined in-earth wells measuring around 6 feet long, 2 feet wide, and a few feet deep. They have a rough sandpaper-like texture and a light greyish-green colour with faint striping or marbling that you also sometimes see on agave Marmorata (Tepextate, Pizorra).īut for this special batch, the desert-harvested piñas were trucked a few hundred miles south to Durango’s mezcal hub, Nombre de Dios, where respected local mezcalero Gilberto Roldán Quezada went to work. The agaves are 100% wild and are estimated to take 15-20 years to mature in this arid desert environment. With so much land and agave to play with, the Ultramundo project intends to leave a minimum of 20% of their mature agave to go to seed, which should ensure a plentiful supply for making spirits without a negative impact on the ecosystem of the region.Įach mature agave that’s used for mezcal is left capon (flower stalk cut) in the desert for about 10 months before being harvested and carried out of the maze-like desert by donkey. It’s a fascinating story because this specific region has no history of agave spirits production, meaning these plants with their specific desert terroir have never been distilled and tasted before. The family behind Ultramundo has 24,000 acres of land, covered in wild maguey Lamparillo (A.Asperrima) and Sotol. Urban legend has it that no radio or other signals can be received here, and there are stories of plane crashes due to failed instruments as well as UFO sightings. The silent zone is legendary for being completely silent. ![]() The Mapimí Silent Zone (Zona del Silencio) is a patch of desert in the north of Durango, close to the border with Coahuila, that overlaps with the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve. ![]() This batch of Lamparillo de Zona del Silencio represents a collaboration with a fascinating new project called Ultramundo and The Sin Gusano Project.
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