Brand
Tio Pesca
Tío Pesca is a mezcal project/brand linked to the Santa Sabia group that markets ancestral expressions from Sola de Vega (Oaxaca, Mexico), with bottlings focused on wild agave varieties such as Coyote, Mexicano, Tobalá and Arroqueño.
- Sola de Vega · Oaxaca · Mexico
- Since 2004
- 3 products
The story
The Tío Pesca project originated from Santa Sabia's brand positioning efforts and the desire of the 'Pescador de Sueños' to invest in ancestral palenques. The official site recounts the discovery of a palenque in Sola de Vega in 2004 and the decision to bring those traditional expressions to the international market, giving rise to a range that includes at least Coyote, Mexicano, Tobalá and Arroqueño.
Production philosophy
To enhance and preserve the ancestral techniques and the heritage of the Sola de Vega palenques, working with mature or wild agaves and collaborating with local mezcaleros to maintain traditional production methods and the sustainability of agave populations.
Territory
Sola de Vega, Oaxaca (Mexico)
Production method
According to technical sheets and specialized sources, Tío Pesca expressions are produced following ancestral methods: cooking in stone-lined earthen ovens, manual crushing (mallettatura), spontaneous fermentation in wooden vats/jars (e.g. sabina) and double distillation in terracotta ollas (clay pots).
Distillation
Traditional/ancestral production: cooking in stone-lined underground ovens, natural fermentation in wooden vats (e.g. sabina), double distillation in terracotta ollas (clay pots).
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Sola de Vega
- Categories
- mezcal
- ancestral mezcal
- artisanal mezcal
- mezcal from wild agaves
- Raw materials
- agave (Arroqueño)
- agave (Tobalá)
- agave (Coyote)
- agave (Mexicano / local agave)
- Representative products
- Mezcal Arroqueño 70cl - Tio Pesca
- Mezcal Coyote 70cl - Tio Pesca
- Mezcal Tobalá - Tio Pesca
- Mezcal Mexicano - Tio Pesca
What makes it distinctive
- Project/brand linked to Santa Sabia, with a focus on the palenques of Sola de Vega.
- Range composed of expressions from local and wild agaves: Coyote, Mexicano, Tobalá, Arroqueño.
- Production methods described as ancestral (stone-lined earth oven, natural fermentation, distillation in terracotta ollas).
- Typical ABV reported for the expressions: 47% ABV (noted in the technical sheets of reviewed releases).