Del Maguey Wild Tepextate 750 ml

Del Maguey Wild Tepextate is a single-village mezcal from Del Maguey, the brand founded by Ron Cooper that put small-batch, village-specific mezcal on the map in the US. Tepextate is a wild agave that can take fifteen to twenty years to mature in the wild before harvest, which is part of why wild-varietal mezcals like this are harder to find than cultivated espadín bottlings. Expect a smoky, herbal nose, a mineral and slightly fruity palate, and a long, dry finish typical of wild agave mezcal. A collector-attention bottle rather than an everyday mixing mezcal.

How to drink Del Maguey Wild Tepextate

Sip it neat and slowly — the wild agave complexity here is the whole point, and mixing it would waste what took nearly two decades to grow.

MezcalOaxaca, Mexico