The company’s spirits division, 3 Badge Mixology, has now released 11 artisan mezcals made from wild Mexican agave. The three new ones are Bozal Tepeztate, Single Maguey ($80) made from Marmorata agave; Bozal Tobalá, Reserva ($129) is made from Potatorum Agave, and Bozal Chino Verde, Reserva ($129) , which has no added artificial yeast.
“The exotically intense character and flavors in these mezcals were created using 200-year-old artisanal techniques,” noted August Sebastiani, president of 3 Badge Beverage Corp. “Bozal Mezcal is an exploration of wild, varietal agave and an adventure in handmade spirits that reflect their place of origin.”
Bozal, which means “wild” or “untamed” in Spanish, references the wild species of agave grown in hard-to-reach, uncultivated hillsides of Oaxaca and Guerrero. The distinctive, rustic ceramic Bozal bottles, with a different earth tone color for each variety, allude to the traditional terra cotta copitas sometimes used for drinking mezcal. The labels are printed on naturally flecked paper with an embossed logo, production specifications, perforated holes and the batch number stamp.