Mezcalero: Erick Rodriguez, dubbed as the the Indiana Jones of mezcal. widely known as one of Mexico’s most knowledgable and adventerous bottlers of Mezcal.2.
As an adventureure: Anywhere he finds agave fields and a freshwater stream, there’s a good chance that someone is making mezcal nearby. 4
Almamezcalera is his flagship brand and Pal’Alma is the export brand. 1.
Bottled as aguardiente de agave, and are rare to found outside of Mexico. Some(limited) release can be occasionally found under label Wahaka VdM5.
Wahaka is a mezcal brand itself, (link), Wahaka VdM(VdM = Vinos de México) is a line that collects hardest to find mezcals in the market, which usually the most expensive
Erick Rodriguez collaborates with a single mezcalero per state, inside and outside DO. He bottles in tiny batches.
A post by team MezcalReviews7 says: In his tasting room, among the highlights was a mezcal made from a 55 year-old Karwinskii agave and till 2017, he has walked through 20+ states finding the mezcals.
Appointment-only. “I only take aficionados that are truly passionate.”6
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALMAMEZCALERA/. A lot of info and his words regarding the industry. Fun to read.