Marca Negra Espadin Mezcal

Marca Negra is a bottler that gathers single agave mezcals from across Mexico, working with different maestros mezcaleros and releasing each spirit at full undiluted strength. This release is an Espadin, the cultivated workhorse agave (Agave angustifolia) that gives the balanced sweet roasted backbone most people associate with Oaxacan mezcal. Specific palenque details are not stated, but the house style favours small distillers in the Sierra of Oaxaca and beyond.

Espadin pit roasted in the artesanal tradition carries cooked agave sweetness alongside the wood smoke that soaks into the hearts underground. Here the source notes point to lemon and citrus, a charcoal ember note, agave syrup and a leathery savoury finish, with the smoke kept moderate rather than dominant. Bottled at 48.5%, the higher proof carries the aromatics and gives the spirit its weight and grip.