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LOS GIGANTES

LOS GIGANTES

17 years ago, Manuel and Ruben began their joint farming project - two adjacent farms that they work on together. Agave Maximiliana is the focus with four Americanas planted to identify the property line. These Americanas grew into massive agave with the largest piña weighing in at 880 kgs. Harvested 2 years ago, these 4 agaves, known as Los Gigantes, were produced by Ruben and Manuel together for this once in a lifetime batch.


MAESTROS

Ruben Peña and Manuel Salcedo


MAGUEY (AGAVE)

(A. Americana)


VILLAGE

Mascota, Jalisco


OVEN / FUEL

Adobe / black oak


MILL

Mechanical


FERMENT

Wild fermented in wood and plastic (with bagasso)


DISTILLATION

1x in alembic of stainless steel and copper (with bagasso)


NOTES

Aroma – sweet smoke, roasted pineapple & green peppers

Taste – earth, pine, herbs, wood

Texture – fresh and bold with a velvet finish


ABV

Varies by batch


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Harvest

Los Gigantes had to be cut into several pieces just to be brought back to the taberna.

Cook

This style of above ground adobe oven can also be seen for Tabernas III.

Agave

Huge Agave Americana, weighing up to 880kg, were used for Los Gigantes.

Mill

Machetes are used here in combination with a small mechanical mill.

Ferment

Fermentation is done in a combination of wood and tomba.

Distill

Distillation is done a single time in stainless still pots.

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