![Agave is roasted in earthen pits lined with river stones. The roasting process takes 5-7 days.](https://www.ilegalmezcal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Ilegal-Mezcal-roasting-the-agaves.jpg)
The fire is built using Encino, a native Oak. Because deforestation is a problem in the Oaxacan Region, all of the wood we use is from certified sustainable wood farmers
The fire is built using Encino, a native Oak. Because deforestation is a problem in the Oaxacan Region, all of the wood we use is from certified sustainable wood farmers
The horses and mules work three-hour shifts at a time.
Open-air fermentation using natural airborne yeast takes 7-10 days.
To avoid contaminating the distillate with smoke, we never roast and distill at the same time.
We use a combination of new and used american oak, medium char barrels, sourced from Kelvin Cooperage, a family-run business since 1963.