Monte Coyote Mezcal Cupreata

Monte Coyote Cupreata is a joven mezcal made from 100% agave cupreata grown in the high mountain ranges of Guerrero, Mexico, bottled unaged at 40% ABV (80 proof). Cupreata, Agave cupreata, is a species native to the Balsas river basin of Guerrero and neighboring Michoacán, where it grows on steep mountain slopes. Unlike espadín, the workhorse agave of Oaxaca, it reproduces from seed rather than from pups, so each plant takes years to mature before it can be harvested, and much of Guerrero's mezcal tradition is built on it. Monte Coyote makes it in the traditional way: the agave hearts are cooked in underground stone ovens, the roasted agave is fermented naturally in open-air wooden vats, and the fermented juice is double distilled in copper pot stills. Bottled as a joven with no time in oak, it is meant to show the raw character of the agave and the roast without any barrel influence, which makes it a good way to see what sets a Guerrero cupreata apart from the Oaxacan espadín most mezcal drinkers start with. Sip it neat at room temperature in a copita alongside orange slices, or use it in a Mezcal Margarita or Paloma.

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