Mezcal Tepeztate

• Mezcal produced in Candelaria Yegolé, Zoquitlán, Oaxaca
• Maestro Mezcalero Vicente Sánchez Parada
• Distilled from 100% Tepextate (Agave marmorata)
• Agave cooked in a conical earthen pit
• Milled using a traditional stone tahona
• Fermented in open-air wooden vats (tinas)
• Distilled twice using traditional wood-fired copper pot stills
• White flowers and yellow pepper lay the foundation for an expressive mid-palate of coriander, lawn clippings, and banana leaf with a textbook Tepextate finish of jalapeño and Sichuan peppercorn
• 48% ABV (ABV may vary batch to batch)

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