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Tr3s Tiempos Tepeztate
Tepextate from a maestro who doesn't cut corners on proof
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Tr3s Tiempos Mezcal
- Maestro: Diego Lucas Garcia
- Region: San Luis Amatlan, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tepextate
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Tepextate is the slowest agave in the catalog; paying it back with a timid bottling is an insult to the plant. Diego Lucas Garcia proofs it to 49% and lets the florals argue with the stone the way they're supposed to. This runs alongside Tosba's tepextate as the working reference in the sub-$120 tier. Hunt it.
Twenty-five years in the ground deserves 49% in the glass
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet basil with green pepper, stone
Palate: Floral, mineral, structured at 49%, with the tepextate doing the full work, the sweetness arriving late, the river rock staying present
Finish: Cooling, peppery
The bottom line
Track it down. Tepextate with full voltage
Where to buy online
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