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Review · · by The Editors
Awry Tepeztate
Awry's tepextate – a smaller producer doing wild-agave work
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Awry Mezcal
- Maestro: Ignacio Gutiérrez Santiago
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $55 ($$)
Verdict
A legitimate tepextate at a reasonable price. Awry's small-producer tepextate at 46% delivers the agave's 25-year character without the specialty-importer markup larger brands attach. Tepextate at this price tier rarely works; small producers are often where the value lives because they don't carry distribution overhead. No consensus; reading at 3.5. A value tepextate worth the hunt for drinkers who know the category.
Small-producer tepextate is where value lives
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower, wet stone, white pepper
Palate: Aromatic, the tepextate lift survives the mid-proof
Finish: Cooling, drying, very long
The bottom line
A value tepextate