Rezpiral Mexicanito from mezcalero Abel Martinez is produced in the community of Santo Domingo Albarradas, Oaxaca.
About this destilado de agave
Rezpiral Mexicanito from mezcalero Abel Martinez is produced in the community of Santo Domingo Albarradas, Oaxaca. Maguey Mexicanito is a smaller version of the more widely used maguey Mexicano. The plants were caponed and left to mature for more than a year before harvesting. They were roasted in volcanic pit ovens for over a week before being double distilled on small copper pots.
K&L Wine Merchants released a special batch pick of this mezcal in late 2023.
Rezpiral
Rezpiral brings selections of high-quality traditional small-batch (non-certified) Mezcals into a handful of places in the USA. At the core of the project is the embrace of an ethos that aims to respect and support the multi-generational knowledge, independence, flavors, lands, and ways of each mezcalero family.
Rezpiral’s small scale allows for the advocacy of diversity on different levels, from supporting the autonomy of producers & their continued production of artisanal mezcals to the preservation of local land control. Rezpiral actively supports master artisan’s proactive planting and management of agave; recollecting and incubating seeds, transplanting and farming diverse species of endemic agave in sustainable ways. Rezpiral directs 10% of earnings back into supporting artisans farming.
Rezpiral has a regional greenhouse to support independent small scale mezcaleros in cultivating and reforesting their lands with local endangered wild agave varietals. They also are highly focused on a cultural and conservation residency program.
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GMAD
75 reviewsSERIES 7, 51%
Nose – Fresh, vegetal; fresh nature. Pine, peppermint, musky wood, wet earth, and some funky notes like coconut, glue, and cheese.
Palate – Tart, funky, earthy, and sweet. Mushrooms, wheatgrass shots, green juice, and some sweet dirt – kind of like when you don’t fully wash off all the dirt when rinsing fruit.
Finish – Very mild! Honey, agave syrup, and some very mild jalapeños.
This is good! Grab it if you have the chance! Fantastic flavor. Highly recommended for Mexicano fans, a lot of the tartness and acidity here! A hot start but a very mild and enjoyable body and finish.
SERIES 7, 51%
Nose – Fresh, vegetal; fresh nature. Pine, peppermint, musky wood, wet earth, and some funky notes like coconut, glue, and cheese.
Palate – Tart, funky, earthy, and sweet. Mushrooms, wheatgrass shots, green juice, and some sweet dirt – kind of like when you don’t fully wash off all the dirt when rinsing fruit.
Finish – Very mild! Honey, agave syrup, and some very mild jalapeños.
This is good! Grab it if you have the chance! Fantastic flavor. Highly r
Ben P
110 reviewsABV: 51%
Nose: barnyard hay, a bit of yogurt, corn kernels, pine, as it sits I get some melon
Palate and Finish: soft melon, lime, white pepper, vanilla yogurt, sweet corn, honeydew. Finish is soft minerality, white pepper.
Really good. Not what I expect from Mexicano.
Jam
156 reviews51% abv, series #7
Review #134: Nose is spearmint, sunscreen, fresh linen, pine, lime, leather, medicinal cherry, oregano, rosemary, and old motor oil.
Palate is pine, lime, spearmint, roasted herbs, leather, campfire, and old rubber.
This one took a while in the glass to grow on me. It’s on the citrus side with a bit of dirty brashness to it. It has a moderate smokiness but it isnt overwhelming, more just an accent to everything like the herbs and earth. A touch of a lactic element like sunscreen and the oil and rubber are weird but also interesting. It really opens up especially on the nose the more time you give it.
51% abv, series #7
Review #134: Nose is spearmint, sunscreen, fresh linen, pine, lime, leather, medicinal cherry, oregano, rosemary, and old motor oil.
Palate is pine, lime, spearmint, roasted herbs, leather, campfire, and old rubber.
This one took a while in the glass to grow on me. It’s on the citrus side with a bit of dirty brashness to it. It has a moderate smokiness but it isnt overwhelming, more just an accent to everything like the herbs and earth. A touch of a lactic element like s