Common name

Cincoañero

Scientific name

Agave cantala

Description

Cincoañero grows as a bold rosette; it’s the kind you hunt for. Grown by those who choose care over volume, saved for the truly curious, only.

Size

3-5 ft (0.91-1.52 m)

States

Oaxaca

Geo region

Oaxaca (exact subregion TBD; 'Yautepec District' removed because it is not in Oaxaca)

Terrain

Coastal dunes and rocky coastal scrub on sandy to rocky substrates; also cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions

Mezcal use

Endangered, traditional regional mezcal and agave spirit; more often known for fibre but used locally for rustic mezcals

Producers