The Producer Tepeztate Tasting Notes

Details

• Location: Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca
• Agave: Tepeztate / A. marmorata
• Maestro Mezcalero: Celestino Sernas
• Quantity: 1,500 liters
• ABV: 40.2%
• Tasting keywords: Wet paper, sage.
• NOM: 0685X
• Buy it today

Nose

Fresh cut grass and roasted agave.

Taste

Wet paper with a touch of sage

Production Details

• Agave sources: 16 year old A. marmorata from Sierra Sur, Oaxaca
• Roast: Roasted underground with oak in traditional horno.
• Crush: Donkey pulled stone tahona.
• Fermentation: 11-13 day fermentation in open air pine vats.
• Distillation: Double distilled in a copper pot still.