Reviews / Gente de Mezcal Tepeztate
Review · · by The Editors
Gente de Mezcal Tepeztate
Guélavila tepextate at a legitimate 48% – credible, not distinctive
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Gente de Mezcal
- Maestro: Aureliano Hernandez
- Region: San Baltazar Guélavila, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Fine tepextate from a producer who keeps making fine, not great – mezcal. At 48% the proof is correct (unlike a lot of underproofed tepextates), but the liquid doesn't clear the bar Real Minero or Cuentacuentos set. Buy only if other Guélavila tepextates are sold out.
Correct proof, anonymous voice
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper with tomato leaf, light floral
Palate: The marmorata reads cleanly but not vivid – 48% keeps the aromatics up, but the liquid lacks the herbal snap a good tepextate delivers. Clean, a little anonymous
Finish: Herbal, dry – medium
The bottom line
Pass if Grulani or Real Minero is available