Mezcalosfera Tepextate 2023 - Emiliano Santos | 500ml

This bottle was made by Maestro Mezcalero Don Emiliano Santos. Emiliano is from La Nopalera, Miahutlán, Oaxaca, is 56 years old and 3rd generation mezcal producer. He was taught the craft by his father, and he is continuing the family tradition by passing down knowledge to his relatives and children. He loves making mezcal from the agaves that grow on his land and will crush them by hand whenever possible. For this expression of Tepextate he used a wooden mallet for extracting the juices and separate the fibres of the cooked agaves. Emiliano enjoys making and drinking Bicuixe, but also likes working with Madrecuixe, Tepextate, and Cucharilla as well as making blends. He uses only one distillation with refrescadera, a method that is known in this area of Oaxaca. Tepextate maguey takes approximately 30 to 35 years to mature, this is 150 litres batch made in March 2023. Salud!

PRODUCTION NOTES:

• Made by Maestro Emiliano Santos
• Maguey Tepextate (Agave marmorata)
• Age of the agave before harvest - 30 to 35 years
• Miahuatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico - located 1680 meters above sea level
• Roasted in truncated conical earthen oven 
• Crushed by hand
• Fermented in open-air sabino barrels with natural yeast using well water 
• One distillation in Filipino style copper pot still with condenser (refrescadera)
• 49% ABV
• 150 litres produced in March 2023