Mal Bien (Javier + Ciro Barranca) Papalote Joven Destilado de Agave Black Tape

"Don Ciro has been distilling agave spirits longer than most mezcaleros have been alive. His grandson Javier, on the other hand, is relatively new to the family business, having spent much of his 20s in “el Norte.” Working together for the past 7 years, theirs is a story of tradition, the passing of generational knowledge, and its adaptation to a new era.

Like other mezcaleros in the region, the Barranca family works mainly with maguey papalote, though they also have Chilapa’s largest collection zacatoro (local A. angustifolia variant)."