Luis Loya started a small unregistered mezcal brand called Nacion de las Verdes Matas about 9 years ago. Luis grew up on a cattle ranch in Chihuahua and has always had a passion for exploring remote communities throughout Mexico, especially in the Northern States near where he grew up and now resides. His exploration has been based around traditional mezcal for many years now, and he has built great relationships with a number of traditional mezcal producers throughout the vast expanses of Northern Mexico. He has also participated in a number of exhibitions, talks, and educational events throughout Mexico and the US, and collaborated in a handful of publications, and documented various distillation styles throughout Mexico.
Luis loves learning about and trying the tiny traditional productions, the family recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. He has become very good at selecting unique, stand out batches and his brand really is a vehicle that transports the sense of time, geography and tradition to people outside of these communities, via the tastes and aromas of these beautiful mezcales.
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South Lyndale
Lamata Lechuguilla - Martín Yépiz
Agave: Bovicornuta (Lechuguilla)
Region: Alamos, Sonora
Oven: Underground (wood)
Extraction: Axe by hand
Fermentation: Plastic with spring water
Distillation: 2x steel
Adjustments: heads and tails
ABV: 48%
CURRENT MN RELEASE: LEC-Y06012022
Lamata Tepemate - Flores
Maguey: Tepemete (a. angustifolia)
Region: El Mezquital, Durango
Oven: Underground (wood)
Extraction: Axe by hand
Fermentation: Pine wood underground, spring water
Distillation: 2x wood and copper
Adjustments: heads and tails
ABV: 48%
CURRENT MN RELEASE: TEP-F04162023
Lamata Cenizo - Familia de la Cruz
Maguey: Cenizo (a. durangensis)
Region: El Mezquital, Durango
Oven: Underground (wood)
Extraction: Axe by hand
Fermentation: Pine wood underground, spring water
Distillation: 2x wood and copper
Adjustments: Heads and Tails
ABV: 54%
CURRENT MN RELEASE: CEN-C02232022
Lamata Madrecuixe - Sozimo Jarquín
Maguey: Madrecuixe (a. karwinskii)
Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
Oven: Underground (wood)
Extraction: Mallet by hand
Fermentation: Sabino wood tanks, well water
Distillation: 1x copper with refrescador
Adjustments: Distilled to proof
ABV: 50%
CURRENT MN RELEASE: MAS-J03152022