Rezpiral Tepextate is made by Reina Sanchez in San Luis Amatlan. She makes her mezcal with agave that were cooked in a pit oven, mashed by hand with mallets, and double distilled in a copper still. Series 9 Light mossy earth and crisp bell pepper on the nose, faint black pepper, blue flowers, tangerine, orange blossom, light mulch. Great minerality
Rezpiral brings selections of high-quality traditional small-batch (non-certified) Mezcals into a handful of places in the USA. At the core of the project is the embrace of an ethos that aims to respect and support the multi-generational knowledge, independence, flavors, lands, and ways of each mezcalero family.
Aromas feature green bell pepper, herbal tea, earth, floral orange blossom, and saline minerality. Flavors include sweet sugar water, savory olive oil, white pepper heat, and occasional lactic funk. The overall impression is mixed; while some appreciate the smooth texture and herbal complexity, others find the profile inconsistent, overly light, and lacking the depth or intensity expected from this agave.