Leyendas Reservas de la Biosfera

Verdict

Reservas de la Biosfera dedicates each release to a national park, which would be marketing if the liquid didn't back it up. The tepextate-forward blend carries the high-pitched aromatic brightness that makes the agave worth protecting in the first place, and Leyendas has been disciplined about proof – 48% is the floor for tepextate and they've respected it. Think Mezcalosfera's rarer releases: a bottle that rewards unhurried attention.

Tasting notes

Nose: Wild herbs, menthol, crushed green pepper, bright citrus lift

Palate: The tepextate-led ensamble opens in the high-register and stays there, aromatic, mineral, alive. 48% is exactly the proof this agave demands. The biosphere conceit aside, the liquid does the work

Finish: Cooling, herbal, long

The bottom line

One of the more interesting conservation-framed bottles going

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

• Caskers
• Old Town Tequila