Del Maguey Wild Tepextate Single Village Mezcal

Product of: Mexico

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Part of Del Maguey's Vino de Mezcal series, this is made exclusively using rare wild Maguey Tepextate (also known as agave Marmorata). This plant has very broad twisted leaves about eight to ten inches wide and grows at high altitude on steep mountain sides.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 01/08/2015

Appearance:

(sample bottle Lot: TEP-122) Crystal clear.

Aroma:

Bubble gum, light smoke, lemon and palm leaves, overripe banana. Faint cilantro and jalapeño pepper.

Taste:

Cracked black pepper spice, palm sugar sweetness, Frazzles (bacon-flavoured corn-based snack) smokiness, raw almond and macadamia, vanilla with cinnamon spice.

Aftertaste:

Lemon and black pepper and British smoky bacon crisps.

Overall:

Wonderfully complex with smoky bacon crisps, palm sugar sweetness and cleansing citrus and spice.