Mezcal Vago Tepeztate By Emigdio Jarquin

Mezcal Vago Tepeztate By Emigdio Jarquin  750ml

Vago Tepeztate from maestro mezcalero Emigdio Jarquin is an extremely rare, limited release. If you see it, sip it.

Maguey tepeztate (or tepextate) is an Agave marmorata. It produces beautiful quiotes at the end of it’s life that flower a rich yellow before turning to seed. Tepeztate takes as many as 25 years to mature in the wild, and sustainability efforts are needed in order to keep mezcal production of this agave in the future. Despite all odds it seems to flourish best on the sides of steep rocky cliffs.

In certain areas of Puebla there is a smaller sub-varietal of the Agave marmorata that grows with lateral white stripes across the pencas. These agave can go by the name pichomel, pichorra, or pizorra depending on location.

 50.7%Alc/Vol