Magia Cupreata Tasting Notes

Details

Location: Tlanipatla, Municipio de Eduardo Neri, Guerrero México
Agave: Cupreata / A. cupreata
Maestro Mezcalero: Aureliano Alcaraz
Quantity: 400 bottles
Batch:MP-C482201
ABV: 48%
Tasting keywords: Lactic, honey, lemon.
NOM: NOM-G482R
NOM 70 Classification: Mezcal Artesanal
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Adrian Jarquez Vences – Mezcal Magia Cupreata agaves that will go into Mezcal Magia in Guerrero.

Nose

A bright bouquet of lactic ferment and freshly expressed lemon zest

Taste

I would never pick this out as a Cupreata from a blind tasting. The classic Guerrero Cupreata flavors are all about rich sugars and wide flavors. The Magia Cupreata is light and bright with lactic flavors echoing around fresh honeycomb. It is one of the lightest and brightest mezcals I’ve tasted lately.

Production Details

Agave sources: Wild
Roast: Conical underground oven.
Crush: Hand crushed with an axe.
Fermentation: Fermented in open wooden tubs made from the ayacahuite tree.
Distillation: Twice distilled in copper stills.
Rest: This is an unrested, joven, mezcal

Adrian Jarquez Vences – Mezcal Magia Mezcal Magia’s agaves are harvested from the wild and transported to the distillery with pack animals.

Background Notes

As the video from brand owner Adrian Jarquez Vences demonstrates, Guerrero is a stunning landscape. These Cupreata were all wild harvested up in the hills around Tlanipatla and carted down to the distillery on the backs of donkeys.

There is another 40% ABV bottle of the Mezcal Magia Cupreata on the market at Total Wine in California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, and Georgia which I haven’t tasted yet so be alert to the different ABVs.