El Jolgorio A. Karwinskii (Cenizo) "Black Bottle" Mezcal

El Jolgorio is a range of artisanal mezcal from Oaxaca, made from a wide variety of rare, unique agave species.

This special batch of A. Karwinskii mezcal (known locally as Cenizo) was produced by mezcalero Ignacio Parada in the remote village of Santa Maria Zoquitlán. Known lovingly as “Don Chucho,” Ignacio Parada was the first mezcalero to join the Casa Cortés collective in 2012 and, historically, has produced a wide variety of exceptional mezcals for the El Jolgorio brand, including Espadin, Tepeztate, Jabalí, Tobala, and Madrecuixe. Intensely vegetal and mineral driven, past bottlings of Don Chucho’s Cenizo are highly regarded and difficult to locate. This batch was made from agaves aged 13 years, and was bottled at 52.5% abv. Notes of pine sap, pine needles, vanilla, spearmint, and wet stone minerality define this classic Cenizo. 

Label art by Asis Cortes