Agave de Cortes
Agave de Cortes Reposado Mezcal
Agave de Cortes Reposado Mezcal
Region: Oaxaca
Country: Mexico
Volume: 750ml
ABV: 49%
The production process is steeped in tradition and craftsmanship. The agave hearts are slow-cooked in conical earthen pit ovens using oak, then milled using a traditional stone tahona. The juice is naturally fermented in open-air wood vats known as tinas, and double-distilled in copper pot stills to create a spirit with depth and complexity.
Following distillation, Borroso Reposado Mezcal is rested for 6 months in ex-wine American oak barrels, allowing the mezcal to develop gentle flavors of vanilla, caramel, milk chocolate, and white stone fruit. These nuanced flavors build upon the complex canvas provided by Agave de Cortés’s Joven mezcal, creating a harmonious and well-rounded spirit.
At 45% ABV, Borroso Reposado Mezcal stands as a distinguished expression of 100% Espadín agave, epitomizing the mezcal tradition of Santiago Matatlán. Owned and distilled entirely by the indigenous Zapotec family, this reposado mezcal offers a refined and balanced introduction to the world of mezcal, showcasing the authentic spirit and heritage of Oaxaca.
About Brewery
Agave de Cortes
The Cortés family has been growing, foraging, and distilling the maguey in the Zapotec town of Santiago Matatlán for close to 200 years. The family is the driving force behind the award-winning mezcales of El Jolgorio and Nuestra Soledad and is considered by many to be mezcal royalty.
Santiago Matatlán is situated 30 miles southeast of Oaxaca City and is the gateway to the Oaxacan highlands: mezcal country! From this central location, Rolando Cortés and his family collaborate with like-minded mezcaleros from the mountains and valleys of Oaxaca. The unifying message behind this collection of mezcales is simple though demanding: Respect the land, honor the tradition, do it for the love, and the rest will take care of itself.