COUNTRY :
Mexico
REGION :
Chiapas
PRODUCTION :
The Maguey Comiteco project, promoted since 2008 by Comiteco Córdova & Guillen has the goal of promoting and improving the Comiteco culture in the Municipality of Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas. This includes rescuing the maguey Comiteco variety from near extinction, proper taxonomical identification of the variety as well as a variety of projects and investigations around the following topics: establishing agave planta- tions with grower’s manuals, proper methods for the extraction of the aguamiel, creation of an industry dedicated to the production of artisanal agave nectar and, of course, further developing the basis of an industry furthering the development of Comiteco, a unique distilled agave spirit. Remember – it is not a tequila, it is not a mezcal. Neither the piñas nor the pencas are used in the creation of Comiteco

“D’Antaño” Blanco
Type: Blanco
Master Distiller: Augusto Cordero
Agave: Maguey Comiteco (Atrovirens Haw)
Town: Comitán de Dominguez
State: Chiapas
Fermentation: Levadura madre (mother yeast) and panela (sugar cane) for 24 hours, aguamiel (agave sap) for 4-5 days in wooden vats
Distillation: Double distilled in clay lined stone with copper serpentine
Aging: None
ABV: 45%

“9 Guardianes” Añejo
Type: Añejo
Master Distiller: Carlos Jorge Guillén Gordillo
Agave: Maguey Comiteco (Atrovirens Haw)
Town: Comitán de Dominguez
State: Chiapas
Fermentation: Levadura madre (mother yeast) and panela (sugar cane) for 24 hours, aguamiel (agave sap) for 4-5 days in wooden vats
Distillation: Double distilled in stainless steel pot stills
Aging: 22-24 months in glass with white oak branches (Bosh)
ABV: 42%

“9 Guardianes” Blanco
Type: Blanco
Master Distiller: Carlos Jorge Guillén Gordillo
Agave: Maguey Comiteco (Atrovirens Haw)
Town: Comitán de Dominguez
State: Chiapas
Fermentation: Levadura madre (mother yeast) and panela (sugar cane) for 24 hours, aguamiel (agave sap) for 4-5 days in wooden vats
Distillation: Double distilled in stainless steel pot stills
Aging: 6 months in glass
ABV: 42%