- Produced in San Miguel Atlapulco, Puebla, Mexico
- Maestros Mezcaleros Balbino & Sergio Salas
- 100% Tequilana (Agave tequilana)
- Cooked in a conical earthen oven
- Milled by hand using wooden mallet and canoa in addition to a small mechanical grinder
- Fermented with ambient yeast and spring water in stainless steel tanks
- Distilled twice using traditional copper pot stills
- Caramel, lactic, baking spice, roasted peppers, fresh apple, citrus, kiwi
- 45.5% ABV (Alcohol may vary batch to batch)
The agave known around the world for tequila is here produced by the Salas family in the historic methods of mezcal in the southern state of Puebla. A rare opportunity to experience just how different and complex the variety can be: full of smoked caramel, bell peppers, and orchard fruit.
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
NV
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Puebla
Spirit Type:
Agave / Sotol / Pox
Spirit Sub Type:
Destilado de Agave
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | MX-XTL-03-NV | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
VinePair
Score
97
Date
2026-04-29
"While meeting every criteria for being a tequila, this "spirit distilled from agave" can not be legally classified as a tequila for the pure fact that it was produced in Puebla, Mexico, which is not one of the five regions of tequila production. That little nit aside, this was by far the best "tequila" of our entire tasting and perhaps the best blanco we've ever had. Produced by the Salas family in San Miguel Atlapulco, more ancestral, mezcal-like methods are used for production. The 100 percent Blue Weber agave is cooked in a "Prehispanic" conical earthen oven, crushed using a wooden mallet inside a canoa (a hollowed out tree trunk that looks like a canoe), fermented with ambient yeast, and distilled on traditional copper pots. Immediately from the nose, you know something special is before you; there's fire-charred peppers, apples and cinnamon, and some citrus. The palate offers an pleasing agave sweetness, caramel syrup, applesauce, baking spices, and a sort of sourdough bread finish. It's extremely small-batch; only 80 bottles were created of this particular run, but they are well worth seeking out despite the higher-than-usual price for a blanco. Tequila or not tequila, this is an extraordinary experience not to be missed."