Tequila Honor Mezcal Artesanal Joven Cupreata
Tequila Honor Mezcal Artesanal Joven Cupreata is a 750mL unaged artisanal mezcal made from 100% Cupreata agave — maguey grown 8 to 10 years in Guerrero, Mexico — by the women of Las Mujeres del Mezcal de México, an association of entrepreneurial women working across every stage from field to bottle. Roasted in underground earth ovens, milled by traditional canoe, fermented in wooden vats, and double-distilled at Cueva de la Coyota by master distillers Jeiry Toribio and Jose Calixto, it is a mezcal with a story in every sip. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (retailer-listed; bottle read pending)
- Size: 750mL
- Agave: 100% Cupreata, 8–10 years at harvest
- Origin: El Calvario, Mixteca, Guerrero, Mexico
- Style: Artesanal Joven — unaged, double-distilled, spring water
Made by the Women of Mezcal
Tequila Honor — actress Kate Del Castillo's agave-spirits brand — put its mezcal in the hands of Las Mujeres del Mezcal de México, a collective of women who farm, distill, research, and sell it themselves. The Cupreata expression starts with a rare agave left to mature nearly a decade in the Mixteca hills, then goes fully traditional: pit-roasted in earth ovens, crushed by canoe, fermented open in wooden vats, and twice run through the still with spring water. The result is bright and alive — damp earth and fresh herbs, lemon and tropical fruit, a breath of smoke, and peppery spice over green vegetal notes. Explore the Tequila Honor collection and Del Mesa's mezcal shelf.
Tasting Notes
Earthy and herbal — damp earth, fresh herbs — with bright citrus (lemon, lime, tropical fruit) and light smokiness; mild-to-moderate black and chili pepper spice, green bell pepper and cucumber vegetal notes, and sweet floral undertones of honey, vanilla, and blossoms. Official brand notes.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a copita at room temperature to catch the full arc from earth to citrus to smoke. Also outstanding in a mezcal margarita with lime and agave syrup.
Frequently Asked Questions
What agave is in Tequila Honor Cupreata?
100% Cupreata (Agave cupreata), harvested at 8–10 years of age.
Who makes it?
Las Mujeres del Mezcal de México, with master distillers Jeiry Toribio and Jose Calixto at Cueva de la Coyota in Guerrero.
Is it aged?
No — it is a Joven, bottled unaged after double distillation.
Mezcal with a story in every sip — order Tequila Honor Mezcal Artesanal Joven Cupreata online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.