Palomas Mensajeras Maguey Alto A. Inaequidens Destilado 750ml

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In 2001, when fourth-generation mezcalero Don Miguel Perez Resndiz learned that hed personally made the idyllic lakeside village of Oponguio, Michoacn, famous for the quality of its mezcal, he was not, in fact, living there. A seasoned mezcalero (whod once been arrested alongside his wife for illegal distillation), Don Miguels home was in Etcuaro; he started journeying to Oponguio twice a year in 1996, first to sell the mezcal he made using his local Chino (Agave cupreata), and later to distill the Alto (Agave inaequidens) grown in Oponguio.

Embracing their new celebrity, the Perez family quickly moved to Oponguio full time, settling on the western shore of Lake Patzcuaro. There they constructed a vinata of their own. Inspired by the lyrics of Don Miguels favorite song, a tribute to the beauty of the state of Michoacn, the family named their fledgling mezcal brand Palomas Mensajeras, meaning messenger pigeons.

This creativity and restless energy are infused throughout the familys spirits. Working alongside his two sons Miguel and Melitn, Don Miguel produces deeply traditional Tarasco mezcalesspirits of the Purpecha people, an indigenous community of Michoacnwhile constantly experimenting and exploring new ideas, from experimenting with new agave varieties from other regions to devising ingenious ways to improve upon the traditional pit oven, or even repurposing an old corn grinder and a manual 4-cyllinder 1979 Datsun engine to mill their agave. Their mezcales walk a similar high-wire act, balancing heritage with invention and achieving something wholly idiosyncratic and distinctly delicious.