Mezcal Carreño Tepeztate

Awarded a Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020. Mezcal Carreño Tepeztate is a mid to large agave varietal with a more erratic leaf structure that can reach more than 4 feet in length. Despite its size, the Tepeztate can be found in more rocky areas and even the side of step cliffs. One of the scarcer varietals, it can take more than 25 years for the Tepeztate to mature and provides a full bodied and earthy characteristics. The Tepeztate agaves are cooked together in an underground pit oven, milled by tahona, open-air fermented in pine vats, and double distilled in copper stills. Taste of rich minerality, cooked agave and jalapeno are felt in each sip. Mezcalero: Aureliano Hernandez Agave: Tepeztate Age of Plant: 20-25 years