Lamata Tepemete is produced by a Tepehuano family in the mountainous region near Mezquital, Durango.
About this destilado de agave
Lamata Tepemete is produced by Maximino Cruz using maguey Tepemete (Agave angustifolia). Maximino Cruz is part of a Tepehuano family near Mezquital, Durango. The Tepehuanes are an indigineous people who live in Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit and Zacatecas. The Tepehuano language is divided into three major branches with Southern Tepehuano being spoken in the municipalities of Mezquital and Pueblo Nuevo.
Tepemete is a small wild Agave angustifolia that grows in the mountainous regions of the area; it is similar to the plant known as Chacaleño. The word “tepe” means “mountain” and “mete” comes from “metl” (agave) in the Nahuátl language. The agaves in this spirit were cooked in an underground pit oven, milled by hand with an axe, fermented in pine tubs, and double distilled in a Copper/Wood still.
Lamata
Lamata (formerly named Amormata) is the for-export label of Nacion de Las Verdes Matas, a small unregistered brand started by Luis Loya many years ago. His goal is to share mezcal from Northern Mexico from places that are under-represented in the market. Luis has relationships with producers in Durango, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi and Tamaulipas among others.
The typical lot sizes of Amormata releases range from about 40 liters to 200 liters. The producers will continue to make about the same amount of spirits that they historically have in the past. Therefore, the brand will not bottle much more than a total of three to five thousand liters per year. Amormata is dedicated to promoting the “gusto historico”, the terroir, the liquid culture, and the history that is mezcal to people beyond the borders of the places where it is made.
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cagliostro
32 reviewsLamata Tepemete (52%)
Mezcalero: Federico de la Cruz
Batch: TEP-C 12/1/2020
nose: dark fragrant spices, cinnamon, fennel, ripe jackfruit, clove, pear, dates, hint of papaya
palate: oh it’s those same dark spices wrapped up in this juicy apricot explosion. i would drink this forever, beautiful nutty sweetness, fr if anyone knows where to buy a bottle of this hit me up
this is absolutely delicious. almost don’t want to take notes. i struggle to find a fault. 10/10
Lamata Tepemete (52%)
Mezcalero: Federico de la Cruz
Batch: TEP-C 12/1/2020
nose: dark fragrant spices, cinnamon, fennel, ripe jackfruit, clove, pear, dates, hint of papaya
palate: oh it’s those same dark spices wrapped up in this juicy apricot explosion. i would drink this forever, beautiful nutty sweetness, fr if anyone knows where to buy a bottle of this hit me up
this is absolutely delicious. almost don’t want to take notes. i struggle to find a fault. 10/10
Rakhal
397 reviews1oz sample. No batch number.
Yet another unique and delicious work of art from Lamata. The Tepehuano community makes some incredible Mezcals. I’ve had three different “Tepe” expressions from Mezonte and now this one from Lamata, all amazing. Apple Jolly Rancher, Amaretto, brandied cherries, Bourbon, leather briefcase, and Ceylon cinnamon. Delicious!
Zack Klamn
511 reviewsNose – Pear. Red apple. Fresh soil. Radish. Green carrot tops.
Palate – Cinnamon stick. Incredibly earthy – soil and root vegetables. Heat is a sweet, cinnamon spiciness – tasty. There is a very nice smoky, cheesecake note the came through in the aftertaste. This is an awesome mezcal, totally pops with flavor.