Xicaru Reposado Mezcal

Detailed Description

Xicaru Reposado is made with 100% Agave espadin cooked in a conical stone oven with mesquite and ocote woods. After tahona-mashing, natural fermenting and double-distilling, the mezcal is ready for aging. For two to four months, Xicaru Reposado is allowed to rest in medium-toasted American oak barrels.

Xicaru Reposado Mezcal Tasting Notes

Nose: Aroma of smoky and herbal agave.

Palate: Delicate tinge of vanilla and caramel.

Finish: Smooth and clean finish.

Distillery Information

Based in Matatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico, Fernando used his grandmother’s recipe, makes small batches of Xicaru Mezcal at his palenque in Matatlán, Oaxaca. Its natural smoky flavor is derived by cooking the agave in a conical stone oven on mesquite and ocote, woods native to Oaxaca. The cooked agave is tahona mashed and naturally fermented in an open pine vat. Following fermentation, it is double distilled in a copper alembic, filtered and precisely blended. Fernando is extremely proud to be able share his family’s mezcal with you.