Mal Bien Mezcal Tobaxiche de Victor & Emanuel Ramos 750ml

Mal Bien Tobaxiche is made by the father-son duo Victor and Emanuel Ramos, who have been producing for brands like Mezcaloteca (Mezcalosfera) for many years.

Mal Bien Tobaxiche is made by Victor and his son Emanuel. They are the 3rd and 4th generations of the Ramos family to produce mezcal in the Miahuatln District of Oaxaca, an area famous for its abundance and diversity of A. karwinskii sub-species (madrecuixe, tobaxiche, etc.). The community of Mengoli de Morelos where they live and work has a population of just under 200 people. They are related to the neighboring Cortes family via Victors wife (Emanuels mother), Cleotilde, whose sister Cesilia is married to Felipe.

The maguey Tobaxiche (agave Karwinskii) used in this mezcal are cooked for 8-10 days in an underground pit oven with Encino and Mesquite. Once cooked, the agave rest 3-5 days before being mashed by ox drawn tahona. Theyre fermented with open air yeasts for 3-8 days before being double distilled in a copper refrescadera still.

Since 2016, the Mal Bien team has been traveling Mexico, driving off the map and into mountains filled with treacherous roads, police officers of questionable moral character, feral dogs, indigenous languages, narcos, ancient relics, machete wielding protestors, insect based meals, mudslides, blockades, corrupt politicians, and many of the worlds kindest, funniest, most brilliant people. In addition to some hard to believe stories, theyve connected with a wide variety of traditional producers, whose mezcal is now bottled and exported under the Mal Bien name.