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Common name
BarrilScientific name
Agave karwinskiiDescription
Barril is famously more barrel than bloom. Karwinskii types can grow on a stem, so harvest often means working up the stalk to get to that hefty piña.Size
6-10 ft (1.83-3.05 m)States
Oaxaca; PueblaGeo region
Oaxaca and Puebla dry valleys (Central Valleys, Mixteca, Tehuacán-Cuicatlán)Terrain
Arid hill regions on shallow stony soils; xeric scrub and tropical dry forest on rocky slopes and canyons; often limestoneMezcal use
Highly prized mezcal agave; structured, mineral spiritsProducers
Del Maguey, El Jolgorio, Real Minero, Paquera, Creador, Cortijo, Koch, Siete Misterios, Bozal, Divinos Ancestros