Tres Papalote Cupreata Mezcal

Tres Papalote is the mezcal brand fronted by Cheech Marin, who turned down investors pitching him on wine and tequila and asked for mezcal instead, a spirit with cultural weight and smoke that almost nobody in the States was drinking at the time. The Cupreata is the bottling the brand was built on, made from 100% Agave cupreata, the species locals call papalote, which grows on the mountainsides of Guerrero and gives the brand its name, and produced at the distillery registered as NOM G169R. Marin has said the distillers run a third distillation for purity, a rare step in mezcal that softens the spirit without stripping its character, bottled unaged at 46% ABV (92 proof) in a 750ml bottle; earlier releases appeared at 40% and 50%, but 46% is now the standard strength. Published reviews describe it as sweet and savory with mild smoke on the nose, then sweet fruit, vanilla frosting, citrus, light smoke and plenty of earth on a silky palate, finishing long and turning drier at the end, an easy entry point and a cocktail-friendly bottle. The Koo-Koo Man figure on the label is drawn from a glass sculpture in Marin's own art collection.

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