A mezcal born from twenty years of patient soil, a father-in-law's plantings, and a celebration in the making, Neta Espadin Capon Ramon is one of the most personal expressions to come out of Logoche, Miahuatlan.

Master Distiller Ramon Garcia Sanchez harvested this caponed Espadin in September 2021, six years after the agave was planted in Lachiguizo on land that had only ever grown corn, beans, and squash. The capon technique, which involves trimming the quiote roughly six months before harvest to redirect the plant's energy back into the pina, adds layers of concentration and complexity rarely found in standard Espadin releases. The final batch was refined in November 2021 and released in Spring 2022, with proceeds going toward funding Ramon's own wedding celebration the following July. Total production came to just 1,040 liters, making this a genuinely limited piece of Oaxacan craft.

• Nose: Dried tropical fruits including pineapple and mango, freshly cut wood, and a bright, lifted herbality.
• Palate: Complex and evolving, opening with the tart sweetness of a summer nectarine before shifting into a heartier mouthfeel with touches of barbecued meats, roasted fennel, and a firm mineral backbone.
• Finish: Warming, lasting, and generous.

The savory depth and fruit-forward brightness of this mezcal make it a natural fit for a Mezcal Negroni or an Oaxacan Old Fashioned, where its mineral backbone and barbecue smoke can hold their own against bold modifiers.

Best enjoyed neat or with a small amount of room-temperature water to open up the evolving palate. Neta Espadin Capon Ramon is a caponed Espadin mezcal from Logoche, Miahuatlan, produced under NOM 142 by Ramon Garcia Sanchez.