Del Maguey Wild Tepextate Mezcal
Meticulously crafted by Rogelio Martínez Cruz the Tepextate agave matures over 20 to 30 years. Known for its large spiralling leaves it flourishes on the rocky terrain of Santa María Albarradas. Light and vibrant with a harmonious blend of passionfruit marzipan cinnamon and honeysuckle it is an exceptional choice for those who value artistry and patience.
Flavor Profile
Tasting
Banana taffy, passionfruit, marzipan, cinnamon, honeysuckle, minerality
Banana taffy and passionfruit with marzipan
Cinnamon, green pepper and honeysuckle with extraordinary complexity
Prolonged and dry with deep mineral finish
More on Tasting
Banana taffy, passionfruit, marzipan, cinnamon, honeysuckle, minerality
Origin
Rocky Highland Terrain Central Valleys/Mixe Region
Santa Maria Albarradas
6500 ft
Rocky Mountain
Tepextate (Agave marmorata)
20 to 30 years
The Process
Traditional family palenque
Hand-cut from rocky mountain terrain after 20 to 30 years
Earthen pits lined with volcanic rock
Molino milling · open wooden vats · wild fermentation
What defines this mezcal
ROGELIO’S QUIET WAY
Rogelio’s mezcal is calm. There’s an unassuming elegance to it, made in silence beside Esteban, who is deaf. The only sounds are the bubbling of fermentation and the grinding stone. A radio sits nearby, but they never turn it on.
The Mountain and Its Cloud Forest
Tucked in the highlands of Oaxaca’s Central Valleys, Santa María Albarradas is surrounded by mountains and Cloud Forest. The road that leads there winds endlessly uphill, through a village that feels suspended between the earth and the clouds.
ROGELIO’S CIRCLE OF CARE
At the center is Don Rogelio Martínez Cruz, now in his seventies. He never married and never had children, which is unusual to say the least. Yet he is somehow always surrounded by women: his two sisters, nieces, and friends, who cook for him, care for him, and keep the house running. He stands happy among this fierce circle of females. At the palenque, a small team of nephews and neighbors help with the production, mainly Esteban, a deaf man who was adopted by the family at a young age.
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