Tepanal Agave Spirit Ensemble Tobala Arroqueno Espadin & Coyote de Rafael Garcia Aragon 750ml

The nameTepanalcomes from the Nahuatl word Tepanaltepec, which means hill of honeycombs, which was the name for Santa Maria Sola from the time of the Spanish conquest until 1915. Tepanal pays homage to the community and its history, where honey extraction was an important activity that the residents of Tepanaltepec implemented.

Rafael Rafa Garcia Aragon is a first generation mezcalero. Rafa emigrated to California but returned to Santa Maria Sola in 2008 and established his distillery, Palenque Escondido, in 2014. Rafas son, Jair Garcia, also became involved in the mezcal-making process, and, in 2019, at the age of 21, Jair immigrated to California to raise funds to start their mezcal brand. Along with Antonio Avendao, they established Tepanal in May 2020.