Its natural distribution spans only a narrow strip of central Mexico.Heliopsis longipes belongs to the sunflower family, though what sets it apart grows underground.
The root takes up to three years to develop underground. What is used from Chilcuague is not visible: the plant’s strength lives hidden, away from the sun.It grows wild in the Sierra Gorda and the Sierra de Álvarez.
Chichimeca-Jonaz communities have ground it into their cooking for generations.
Inside the root is affinin, an alkamide that activates the palate’s trigeminal receptors — the same type of response that spice provokes, but without the burn.Each root is cut by hand, one by one.
Agave has been in Mexico for centuries. The root, much longer. They had never been distilled together, until now.
Its natural distribution spans only a narrow strip of central Mexico.
Heliopsis longipes belongs to the sunflower family, though what sets it apart grows underground.
The root takes up to three years to develop underground. What is used from Chilcuague is not visible: the plant’s strength lives hidden, away from the sun.
It grows wild in the Sierra Gorda and the Sierra de Álvarez.
Chichimeca-Jonaz communities have ground it into their cooking for generations.
Inside the root is affinin, an alkamide that activates the palate’s trigeminal receptors — the same type of response that spice provokes, but without the burn.
Each root is cut by hand, one by one.
Agave has been in Mexico for centuries. The root, much longer. They had never been distilled together, until now.
