One of the benefits of working outside of the classification of tequila is having the ability to continue working with other agave varietals besides Azul (Agave tequilana), as distillers in Jalisco have for many generations. Chato is a subvarietal of Agave angustifolia endemic to the state. Though A. angustifolia is commonly known in Oaxaca as Espadín, there are more than twelve additional subvarietals distinctly identified in Jalisco, several of which were among the many different types of agave once commonly used in the production of tequila. To our knowledge, this is the first Chato to be imported to the US from the heart of tequila country. 46% ABV

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