Destilado de agave, Tepextate, 'Eusebio Santos'

• Destilado de Agave produced in Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
• Maestro Mezcalero Eusebio Santos
• 100% Tepextate (A. marmorata)
• Cooked in a conical earthen pit oven
• Crushed using a traditional stone tahona mill
• Fermented in open air cypress vats (tinas)
• Distilled twice using a traditional copper pot still
• The aromatics climb out of the glass! Tart cherry, black currants, roasted red peppers, grilled rhubarb, red clay, orange zest, fresh bark, rust (in a good way), a whiff of Skittles… with a savory palate of parsnip, cracked black pepper, roasted sweet potato, white bean salad, and tulsi leaf.
• Distilled in March 2023; 140 liters produced
• 45.5% ABV

We jump at any chance to taste Miahuateco Tepextate. Expressions of Agave marmorata from the southern mountains of Oaxaca are often some of the most lively and vibrant takes on the species, highlighting some of the fruitier and racier notes it can bring. Eusebio’s powerfully concentrated, twice-distilled batch is one such example. A win for any fan of the variety, it offers a mouthwatering mix of sharp, candied fruits alongside Tepextate’s trademark savory, vegetal, peppery underpinnings. As the species becomes harder to find, batches like this one are a real blessing.