Tutsi is the name of the agave spirit made by the Wizradikan people often called Huichol. These communities from NW Jalisco are famous for their beadwork known as Chaquira and their ancestral practice of distillation. Don Rafael’s Tutsi is made from wild foraged maguey masparillo and distilled a single time in a tree trunk. Think stone fruit, BBQ brisket, cooked plum and mint with a velvet sweet finish.
Most batches are less than 80 liters.
Mexican Owned, Family Owned, Etnica Series
La Venenosa Tutsi Masparillo
TABERNERO Don Rafael Carrillo Pizano
AGAVE A. Maximiliana (Maguey Masparillo)
ELEVATION 6400'
SOIL Rocky, high nitrogen content
CLIMATE Temperate
VILLAGE Tatei Kie, La Guayaba, Jalisco
OVEN/FUEL Earthen pit, volcanic rock / oak
MILL Hand chopped with wooden mallet
FERMENT Tinaco, wild yeast
DISTILLATION 1 X Tree trunk with copper pipe, Wixarika style
NOTES
Aroma – BBQ brisket, stone fruit
Taste – Mint, cooked plum
Texture – Fresh, bold, with velvet sweet finish
ABV 40-48 BATCH PROOF
Limited Release