Agave Spirits Feat. NETA and Cinco Sentidos
Join us for an immersive evening of agave exploration as Adam Wilson of distributor, Vineyard Road—mezcal enthusiast and educator—leads a guided tasting focused on two of Oaxaca’s most compelling rising distilleries: NETA and Cinco Sentido.
This class brings these two visionary projects into conversation, exploring how tradition, intuition, and place shape some of Mexico’s most extraordinary destilados de agave.
NETA is committed to authenticity, working closely with more than twenty small family producers in the southern valleys and hills of Miahuatlán, Oaxaca—many of whom belong to the cooperative Grupo Productor Logoche. Since 2012, NETA has built enduring relationships with families in and around the 110-person village of Logoche, gaining rare access to a world of mezcal production seldom seen outside its place of origin. NETA exclusively bottles single-batch agave spirits, meaning each lot comes from a single oven or harvest of mature agave, often cooked in traditional conical earthen pits around the full moon. These batches are never blended, homogenized, or standardized to a target proof. Fermentation relies on native yeasts, and variables such as water source, soil, climate, and the mezcalero’s own hand ensure that no two productions are ever identical.
Cinco Sentidos, named for the five senses its mezcaleros rely upon, represents a return to ancestral production guided entirely by human perception rather than modern machinery. Sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound determine every decision from roasting to distillation. Launched by the acclaimed Oaxaca City restaurant El Destilado, the brand was created as a curated tour of Mexico’s finest agave traditions. Known for its creative cuisine, singular cocktail program, and exceptional agave spirits selection, El Destilado sought to highlight remarkable small producers whose work speaks for itself. The resulting expressions are traditionally made, uncertified, and labeled simply as “Destilado de Agave,” allowing each spirit to stand as an honest reflection of its maker and environment.
Together, NETA and Cinco Sentidos illustrate two complementary approaches to preserving and presenting Oaxaca’s living mezcal traditions—one a curated exploration across regions, the other a deep commitment to a single community and its families.
This is more than a tasting; it is an opportunity to experience agave spirits as agricultural expressions, shaped by land, lineage, and the five senses themselves.
$15 ticket price includes 1.5 hr tasting and chips and salsa by Baker's Best. Space is limited. All wines will be available for purchase with special event night discounts. Please inform us if you have any allergies at least 48 hours before the event.
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