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Santa María Quiegolani: the origin of El Huésped

Santa María Quiegolani: the origin of El Huésped

In Oaxaca’s Sierra Sur, Santa María Quiegolani sustains a mezcal tradition spanning the whole chain: planting the maguey, roasting in a conical earthen oven, stone milling and double distillation in copper stills.

The magueyes wait for full maturity — seven years for espadín, ten for wild tobalá — before harvest. That time is mezcal’s true raw material.

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