Reviews / Mezcalero No. 12
Review · · by The Editors
Mezcalero No. 12
Cupreata as a single-agave Mezcalero – quieter than the ensambles, no less serious
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Mezcalero Mezcal
- Maestro: Emilio Vieyra
- Region: San Miguel, Michoacán
- Agave: Cupreata
- ABV: 46.3%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
No. 12 goes to cupreata, an agave typically associated with Guerrero and Michoacán – produced in an Oaxacan palenque by a producer whose default vocabulary is different. The result is a cross-regional experiment the Mezcalero project excels at: using single-palenque discipline to render an unfamiliar agave with the care it deserves. Consensus 4.0 is earned.
Cupreata from a Oaxacan producer – unusual and worth the detour
Tasting notes
Nose: Earth, then dark fruit, green pepper, faint sulfur that resolves into depth rather than reading as off-note
Palate: Dense and slightly bitter at 46.3% – the cupreata's savory-earth character holds the frame, and the Oaxacan production discipline delivers the agave cleanly despite the unusual cross-regional sourcing
Finish: Warm, mineral, with a slow earth fade
The bottom line
Track this one down if you like cupreata. A regional-crossing bottle