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El Yope Tepextate

El Yope Tepextate is traditionally produced in San Baltazar Chichicapam using agave Tepextate that’s grown locally in the region.

About this mezcal

El Yope Tepextate is made with agave Tepextate (Marmorata) in San Baltazar Chichicapam, Oaxaca. Mezcalero Don Ismael Rosales cooks his agave in an underground pit oven, crushes his agave with a tahona, ferments in wooden tubs, and double distills in a copper still.

El Yope Mezcal

El Yope holds both Kosher and Organic Certifications for small batch mezcal that include agave Espadin, Tobala, Madrecuixe, Tepextate, Mexicano, Arroqueno, and Cuishe. Their tradition dates back four generations with the production of mezcal that was originally sold locally or consumed by family and friends. Originally all of the agave used in their mezcal grew wild, but eventually demand increased as they began to sell in the markets of San Bartolomé Zogocho and Tlacolula de Matamoros. Their mezcal remains faithful to these generations of tradition, preserving the form of craft production, honoring their family tradition, and showing respect towards mezcal and love for their culture and roots. The family’s current palenque expansion is largely funded by one of the sons who owns an IT recruiting firm in Mexico City.

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149 reviews
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars8 months ago

Lote e1yh, 46% abv

Review #47: Pine and japaleno as a strong base on the nose and palate, a bit of spice, mixture of fresh and light fruits like watermelon, underripe mango, and red apples, with some lime oils and fresh lavender on the finish.

This was unexpectedly fruity and it has a nice complexity to the fruits that keeps things fresh. There’s a bit of vegetals but not much for a Tepeztate. It’s overall quite good, but not how I thought it would be

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