Rey Campero Tepextate Mezcal

Rey Campero Tepextate Mezcal is intense, wild, and beautifully high-toned. This artisanal mezcal comes from Candelaria Yegolé, Zoquitlán, Oaxaca, and is crafted by maestro mezcalero Vicente Sánchez Parada. It's made from 100% Tepextate, also known as Agave marmorata, a slow-maturing agave prized for floral, mineral, and peppery complexity. Production follows traditional methods, including earthen pit cooking, tahona milling, open-air fermentation, and double distillation in copper pot stills. Current listings place it around 48% ABV, though mezcal proof can vary by batch. That makes the standard proof tag 96. Expect white flowers, yellow pepper, herbs, banana leaf, citrus, and jalapeño-like spice in a mezcal with serious personality.

Rey Campero Tepextate is made from wild Tepextate that has matured 15-18 years before harvest. After roasting and crushing, it is fermented with wild yeast in the open air before double distillation and bottling. Rey Campero means "King of the Countryside" in Spanish, but with great power comes great responsibility. Rey Campero has a strong commitment to local sustainability. For each maguey harvested for their Mezcal, others are planted. They do this with all of their agave, but it is particularly important for the Tepextate populations given the time needed for each Tepextate plant to reach maturity.