Batuq is a producer owned Bacanora from Rafael Adelberto Encinas Molina and family who make it on the family ranch outside of San Pedro de la Cueva in Sonora. 

Like the majority of mezcal, bacanora comes from a member of the angustifolia family, the Agave angustifolia pacifica which is endemic to the mountains in the Sierra de Sonora and surrounding areas. Agave Yaquiana is native to this region and while it is likely a close relative to the espadin, it looks distinct and probably evolved or hybridized within the Sonoran landscape. 

On the nose, sweet aromas like water from mineral springs. On the palate, a rich combination of cinnamon and mineral climaxing in a lactic tang like pickled jalapeño.