Ancho is endemic to the Balsas River Basin region, so it is widely used by mezcaleros in Guerrero and Michoacan. It grows wild but also domesticates easily. This mezcal is cooked in an agave roasting pit, processed with a mechanical grinder, fermented in oak vats, and double-distilled in a direct fire copper alembic still. This mezcal is reminiscent of melons, cucumbers, and tropical fruit – typical of unstressed, lower elevation mezcals.