Producer Spotlight Yola & Mijenta
Mijenta
Maestra Tequilera, Ana Maria Romero, one of the most respected and awarded tequila authorities in Mexico, chooses quality over speed, and perfected Mijenta’s distinctive flavor profile through a meticulous slow process and traditional methods. This ranges from the selection of the silky mature agaves from the best plots, to rich fermentation of slow cooked agaves, and delicate distillation in pot stills without any additives In addition to producing high quality tequilas, Mijenta also prides itself as being the first tequila to receive B-Corp certification which requires a measure of the company's impact across categories including corporate governance, the environment, community, and employee welfare.
Mijenta Blanco Tasting Notes On the eye: Bright and Transparent with a powerful body. On the nose: Intense aromas of cooked agave, of vanilla and caramel enhanced by the slow cooking process, and floral and fruity notes of cantaloupe and peaches. An impossibly generous and round finish. On the palate: Rich flavors of cooked agave, vanilla, fresh fruit and spices such as cinnamon. |
Where to Find Mijenta
- Total Wine Eagan - Total Wine Roseville - Thomas Liquors St Paul - GWill Champlin - Elevated Minneapolis - Wine Shop Minnetonka - France 44 Minneapolis - Saint Anthony Village Liquor Stores - Violet Wine Minneapolis - Wine Republic Excelsior - County Line Forest Lake - Apple Valley Liquor Stores - Rapid Spirits Park Rapids - Top 10 St. Louis Park - South Lyndale Liquors Minneapolis - Zipps Minneapolis - Downtown Liquor Alexandria - Sip Better Wine Minneapolis - 99 Bottles Morehead - North Bound Cambridge - MGM Dundas - MGM North Mankato - Haskell's St. Paul - Cellars White Bear Lake - Richfield #1 - Haskell's White Bear Lake |
Yola
Yola Mezcal, founded by Yola Jimenez, is moving into its 15 year of production and was founded in remembrance of her grandfather's passion for making and enjoying Mezcal. Wanting to highlight the importance of women in the production of Mezcal that often gets over shadowed, Yola partnered with one of the daughters of a local agave farmer in Oaxaca to start this brand. Some of the main goals at Yola include empowering women to fill the important decision making positions within the company which have been long dominated by men and also providing livable wages and child care for employees. Yola is also committed to sustainability by sourcing organic locally cultivated Agave Pinas, creating a zero waste mezcalria in Oaxaca, use of solar power and rainwater catchment systems, and support of local reforestation programs.
Yola Mezcal Specs: MAESTRO: Javier Bautista & Guadalupe Bautista ORIGIN: San Juan del Rio STATE: Oaxaca AGAVE: Organic Espadin & Madre-Cuixe blend AGE OF AGAVE: 7-10 years (when fully ripe) PRODUCTION NOTES: - Roasted in earthen conical oven for 4-8 days - Ground with manual stone mill - Fermented in open air barrels with natural yeast for 8-10 days - Filtered spring water and captured rain water - Double-distilled in copper pot still - Distilled to proof (no water added) - 45% ABV / 90 Proof - Rest in glass barrels for 4 weeks - Hand bottled at the source |
Where to Find Yola
- Arts & Rec Uptown - Butcher and the Boar Minneapolis - Fhima's Minneapolis - Sip Better Wine Minneapolis - France 44 Minneapolis - Wine Republic Excelsior - Apple Valley Liquor Stores - Downtown Liquor Alexandria - Plaza Liquor Alexandria - MGM Dundas - GWill Ramsey - Hola Arepa Minneapolis - Alma Minneapolis - Woody's Liquor Rochester - HyVee Rochester - The Liquor Exchange Minneapolis - Richfield #1 - Falls Liquor Minneapolis - Grandview Lodge Nisswa |