Ixcateco is produced and owned by Amando Alvarado Alvarez, who has been distilling agave spirits since the age of fifteen. Mainly utilizing wild Papalomé, Amando is one of a dwindling number of mezcaleros who maintain the centuries-old, ancestral practices of fermenting in rawhide and distilling in clay. Rustic and slightly funky, the flavors are pure, direct and alive with a distinctive character that is the hallmark of great mezcal.