Review #548; Mezcal #59: Maguey Melate Tepextate Vasquez Tepextate

Mezcalero: Hermogenes Vasquez Garcia

Batch: HER-TEP-001

This mezcal comes from Maguey Melate. This is from a wild grown Tepextate that was cooked in an earthen oven for 5 days, grinded in an electric mill, fermented for 6 days in a Mexican Cypress Wood Vat, then distilled two times on a copper still using well water. This produced a batch size of 220 liters.

ABV: 45.5%

Nose: Strong green vegetal, Green bell pepper, raspberries, minerality, earthiness, vanilla cream.

Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Green bell pepper, vanilla cream, minerality, earthiness, faint ash.

Finish: Medium length, warm and dry. Minerality, earthiness, vanilla cream, and strong green bell peppers.

Rating: 8/10

Really rich and decadent. Tons of green vegetal notes, hints of sweetness from the vanilla and fruit, with some nice minerality to balance it out. This is crisp, clean, and one of my favorite bottlings from Maguey Melate.

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect