Balam

Here we have an unaged Sotol from Balam, the same folks behind various delicious mezcals and raicilla. The Sierra expression is produced from Delylirion, which is not part of the agave family, but rather belongs to the Asparagales family. The plant is roasted in a wood-fired ground oven and then dis

This raicilla from Balam has been dubbed Sierra, which is Spanish for 'fields', which is where the agave is harvested from. It's distilled from the Maximiliana agave in the town of Mascota, after the agave is cooked in wood-fired ovens. The unaged spirit is full of funky fruity notes, with a hit of

An unaged raicilla from Balam is produced in El Tuito, Jalisco, Costa is distilled exclusively from chico aguiar agave found on the coast in Mexico, hence the name. Balam means 'jaguar' in Mayan, which explains the rather toothy fella on the label. As it's made from the same raw material, use this f

From Balam comes this raicilla, produced in Mexico from the rhodacantha agave. Using traditional production processes, the agave is cooked in a wood-fired oven, hand-crushed and then fermented before it's double distilled. To marry the spirit, it's rested in glass carboys for around three years befo