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Review · · by The Editors
El Mero Mero Tepextate
Tepextate at 48% – a respectable mid-tier tepextate at proof the agave actually wants
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: El Mero Mero Mezcal
- Maestro: Justino Garcia Cruz
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
El Mero Mero's tepextate doesn't push the agave into reference territory, doesn't undersell it either, a rare mid-tier middle where the producer's decisions all read as category-calibrated rather than commercial-compromised. Buy it alongside the El Mero Mero tobalá for the two-bottle range argument; this is a small brand making honest mid-tier work.
A respectable mid-tier tepextate that earns its category placement
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower, then wet stone, white pepper, cooling herb, a faint dried-lavender undertone
Palate: Aromatic at 48%. The tepextate character holds, floral lift on the nose, mineral mid-palate, drying herbal close – and the proof lands without being ambitious
Finish: Cooling, drying, with a slow floral fade
The bottom line
Fine as a tepextate category pick at the mid-tier
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 5 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.