{"id":415,"date":"2026-01-23T21:50:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siembrabatches.com\/stage\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2026-08-20T03:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:41:01","slug":"ancestral-production","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siembrabatches.com\/stage\/ancestral-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancestral Production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ancestral Production<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A Bridge Between Traditions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by ancestral mezcal making practices, this approach became a vessel between two worlds. By thoughtfully incorporating time honored techniques into tequila production, Siembra honors tradition while expanding the possibilities of the category.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Roasting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earthen Pit<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ancestral gets its name from the pre- industrialization processes used in its making. The agave is roasted on a bed of lava rocks in a hand dug earth pit , heated by an underlayer of wood fire and covered with a layer of bagasse (agave fibers) and dirt for 5 days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Extraction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hand Maceration w\/ Wood Mallets<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ancestral is a unique expression of  tequila that uses the hand macerated process. Tequileros mash the roasted agave with large wooden mallets for hours at a time until the sweet juices are extracted. This labor intensive process rewards us with an earthy and rich historic flavor. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fermentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brick \u2013 Wood \u2013Natural<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Fermentation of Ancestral uses 100% endemic ambient yeast and bagasse in wooden vats. Fermentation can vary based on the season from 5 days in the warm months and up to 2 weeks during the colder temperatures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Distillation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filipino-Style Pine Wood Still<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pine wood filipino style still distilled to proof and transferred to stabilization in glass demijohns for final proof. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ancestral Production A Bridge Between Traditions Inspired by ancestral mezcal making practices, this approach became a vessel between two worlds. By thoughtfully incorporating time honored techniques into tequila production, Siembra honors tradition while expanding the possibilities of the category. Roasting Earthen Pit Ancestral gets its name from the pre- industrialization processes used in its making. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-415","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siembrabatches.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siembrabatches.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siembrabatches.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siembrabatches.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siembrabatches.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/siembrabatches.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1675,"href":"https:\/\/siembrabatches.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415\/revisions\/1675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siembrabatches.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}