Don Atenogenes and his family create Pensador Mezcal in his fields near Miahuatlan, Oaxaca, using traditional methods which remain largely unchanged since the 16th Century. They use a combination of espadin and madre-cuishe agave to create it – these are popular agave varieties for good reasons. The process from harvest to bottle each batch of Pensador takes two months – with the hand bottling and labelling taking it closer to three