Gozona Barril Chino Destilado Agave 750ml

Gozona Barril Chino is produced by Sergio Jurez Patricio in San Agustn Amatengo, Oaxaca, Mexico.The young teacher Luis Enrique Jurez is originally from San Agustn Amatengo in Ejutla, Oaxaca. Worthy heir to five generations of master distillers, his training in the art of making mezcal began in his childhood at the hands of his father Sergio Jurez, a journey of discovery and learning until he managed to consolidate his own brand: Gozona Mezcal, a Zapotec word meaning, “sharing from the heart.”

The maguey used in this mezcal were harvested from approximately 4,500 feet above sea level. The agave spend four days cooking in an underground oven. Once cooked, the agave are crushed by a tahona that is drawn by two bulls. After roasting, the agave ferment with open air yeasts for eight days. The agave are then single distilled in a copper refrescadera still.