Cruz de Fuego Madrecuishe

Cruz de Fuego Madrecuishe is a wild-harvested artisanal mezcal from Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, made by Margarita Blas and Carlos Mendez under the Productores del Buen Agave banner. Madrecuishe (Agave karwinskii) is a long-stemmed wild agave varietal with thick fibers — prized for the elegant, mineral, and slightly earthier mezcal it produces compared to the more common Espadin.

Karwinskii varietals like Madrecuishe take 12–20 years to mature and are wild-harvested rather than cultivated. The longer maturation produces a more concentrated, mineral-driven, and structurally distinct spirit. Cruz de Fuego’s fully traditional production preserves these wild varietal characteristics through the earthen oven, stone tahona, wood fermentation, and copper pot still distillation chain.

Specs

• Producer: Margarita Blas & Carlos Mendez (Productores del Buen Agave), Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
• Style: Mezcal Artesanal — Madrecuishe (Agave karwinskii, wild-harvested)
• Production: Earthen-oven cooked, stone tahona, wood-fermented, copper pot double-distilled
• Size: 750ml

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