Rezpiral Alejandrina & Nicolas Hernandez Bilia S9

About this mezcal

Rezpiral Bilia is produced by Alejandrina Aragón Hernandez and Nicolas Hernandez in their small palenque in a valley outside of Santa Maria Zoquitlán. The unique microclimate of the area, combined with her mastery of the art of mezcal production, results in exceptional mezcals. The agave is cooked for 5 days in a traditional underground horno and then milled machete and a mechanical mill. It is then naturally fermented for 8 days in cypress vats and doubled-distilled in copper pots. The final distillate is adjusted with puntas to 49.9% ABV.

Rezpiral

Rezpiral brings selections of high-quality traditional small-batch (non-certified) Mezcals into a handful of places in the USA. At the core of the project is the embrace of an ethos that aims to respect and support the multi-generational knowledge, independence, flavors, lands, and ways of each mezcalero family.

Rezpiral’s small scale allows for the advocacy of diversity on different levels, from supporting the autonomy of producers & their continued production of artisanal mezcals to the preservation of local land control. Rezpiral actively supports master artisan’s proactive planting and management of agave; recollecting and incubating seeds, transplanting and farming diverse species of endemic agave in sustainable ways. Rezpiral directs 10% of earnings back into supporting artisans farming.

Rezpiral has a regional greenhouse to support independent small scale mezcaleros in cultivating and reforesting their lands with local endangered wild agave varietals. They also are highly focused on a cultural and conservation residency program.