Gracias a Dios Espadin Reposado Mezcal

Visually it's a bright, very clean and transparent Mezcal with platinum edges. Mild aromatic intensity with herbal and citric notes. In mouth, it is very fresh, silky and balanced. Pleasant flavours of cooked agave, herbal (lemon grass), cooked agave with hints of anise, ginger and salty caramel in the aftertaste.

• Distillery:  Gracias a Dios
• Type: Reposado Mezcal
• Region: Oaxaca, Mexico
• Alcohol: 45%
• Volume: 700ml
• Goes with: Neat or over ice, premium soda

Gracias a Dios is a double distilled Mezcal, 100% artisanal, handmade with “piñas” from espadín agave and other varieties, ground and fermented in Gracias' own palenque in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, honouring fair trade with the help of maestro mezcalero Oscar Hernández Santiago. With a strong, aromatic and balanced flavour, this spirit is the product of a 4-generation family of maestros mezcaleros, who have traditionally kept the artisan processes of making this superb Mezcal.

A very balanced and approachable Resposado Mezcal from Gracias a Dios that will impress any Mezcal lover. Perfect as a gift for someone special or as a corporate gift. Buy right here and get delivered direct to your door, we deliver nationwide.

A COMPANY BORN FROM THEIR LOVE OF MEZCAL

Gracias a Dios was formed by 4th generation Maestro Mezcalero and Mageuyero with owners Pablo López, Enrique Jiménez and Xaime Niembro. They owned a Mezcal bar in Querétaro in Mexico and sold mezcal produced by different maestros mezcaleros from many different regions of Oaxaca.

They met Oscar Hernández in Matatlán after two years of traveling through Oaxaca. They decided to create a brand and partner with him. He was born and raised in Matatlán. Oscar began to work in his parent’s factory. His mother taught him how to make mezcal when he was 14 years old. Since then, he sows maguey and produces mezcal. Gracias a Dios is a 100% Mexican company and are passionate about what they do and they always look for the best quality in every aspect of their products.

WHAT GRACIAS A DIOS PREACH

Quality First - they drink what they produce.

Fair Trade - for local workers with fair wages.

Tradition - they respect the history of 4 generations. 

GRACIAS A DIOS  PRODUCTION PROCESS

Sow and Harvest - Gracios' Espadín agave needs at least 6 years to mature and be ready to make good mezcal. The leaves of the agave are removed from the hearts, known as piñas.

Cooking - the piñas are cooked for approximately 4 days in a dirt oven heated by wood and volcanic rock, covered by maguey and pulp dirt.

Grinding - once cooked, the piñas are crushed in a one-horse powered stone grinder to get the pulp of the maguey.

Fermentation - the pulp rests in pine vats and ferments for 10 to 15 days, depending on the weather.

Distilling - the fermented maguey mash is put into a copper still where it’s boiled and vapours condensed into alcohol. The mezcal is distilled twice.

Bottling - white mezcal is bottled immediately, while Reposado rests in American oak barrels for three months.

SUSTAINABILITY & PEOPLE

For every bottle Gracias a Dios produce, they sow 3 agaves.

60% of the water used in their process is collected from rain, around 240,000 litres per year.

Eco corks are used and bottles are made from 100% recycled glass.

Gracias have their own precious agave plantations and they plant wild agave species every year (diversity).

Gracias pay their employees 25% above standard practices in the region.