Puntiagudo Coyote Artisanal 750ml Export

Puntiagudo MA-LYO-01, Coyote Artisanal

Coyote Artisanal is an intense, concentrated and unexpected agave spirit, made from one of the scarcest agaves in Oaxaca. It is best enjoyed neat with a glass of water, and it is produced by Maestro Mario Acevedo in Santa María Velató, in the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca.

This batch was made with Agave Lyobaa, known as Coyote, an extremely scarce agave that grows 100% wild. Finding it at all is rare, and finding it capón (with its flower stalk cut early, so the heart concentrates more sugar) in order to make mezcal is an even greater stroke of fortune. The agaves were 8 to 10 years old when they were harvested.

Which Coyote?
A clarification is needed here, because the name Coyote is often mixed up. In some towns, such as Sola de Vega, “Coyote” refers to a different maguey: Agave americana. The Coyote Lyobaa used in this batch is not that plant. It is most likely a natural hybrid between Agave potatorum (tobalá) and Agave karwinskii (bicuishe or tobasiche), and it shows in the glass. Its flavors are completely different from those of the americana, and because the Lyobaa grows wild, the yield is considerably lower.

The Production
The 820 kilograms of agave heads were harvested on July 6, 2024, then roasted for six days in a conical earthen oven with guamuchil and oak wood. They were crushed with a machete and a tahona (a large stone wheel mill), and fermented naturally with wild yeast for six days in 1,000-liter sabino wood vats with well water. The spirit was distilled twice on July 19, 2024, in a 300-liter copper pot still fitted with a refrescadera, producing 80 liters. Of those, 40 liters were bottled on September 25, 2026.

The result is a concentrated, unexpected spirit with a finish of yeast, salt and stone.

Product Details
● Maguey: Lyobaa (Coyote), 100% wild
● Area of Production: Sierra Sur, Santa María Velató, Oaxaca, México
● Maestro Mezcalero: Mario Acevedo
● Classification: Agave Spirit / Distilled from 100% Agave
● Proof: 53.9% ABV
● Batch: MA-LYO-01
● 750ml bottles produced: 54

Tasting Notes

● Aroma: Toasted coal or charred beans upon first whiff. As it oxygenates, fresh green and mineral notes emerge.
● Flavor: Intense and concentrated with peanut butter, jalapeño without the spice, a little watermelon with freshly cut grass, and honey toward the end of the palate. Aftertaste of yeast, salt and cantera stone.
● Texture: Medium-high, lightly honeyed texture.

● Recommendation: Very interesting and unexpected. Best neat, with a glass of water.
Lyobaa grows wild and yields very little. Only 54 bottles of 750ml were bottled on September 25, 2026, at 53.9% ABV, so if its intensity intrigues you, now is the time to taste it. Check the website to find where to get it, usually listed at the bottom of this description.