Reyes Y Cobardes is a line of mezcal curated by Mexican Chef Daniel Tellez Reynoso and Oaxacan Mezcaleros Juan Claudio and Juan Manuel. Together they started searching Mexico for excellent distillers making Mezcal other states. The highlight of the portfolio is their mezcal Duragensis distilled by Don Jorge Garcia in the tiny town of El Venedo. This village of 140 is barely on the map, but the Mezcal here is world class. Using 100% wild growing Cenizo collect from the hills behind the distillery, the agave is cooked in a 400 year old oven made of volcanic rock. It's fermented naturally in pine and oak vats before being distilled on a clay pot. The result is a heady blend of citrus fruit, salted butter, cured olives and aged Parmigianino Reggiono. One of the best values in the store and while the flavors are complex and unusual, this one is not hard to drink at all.