Rey Campero Tepextate Mezcal Retailer:5 They take the wonderful base

They take the wonderful base spirit and hand it to a Jedi who uses the Force and other magic to transform it into one of the best — if not THE best — Irish whiskies we’ve had the pleasure of tasting

But times have been hard for this small producer located near The GlenAllachie

and Roee and Naama Licht

4% ABV which is darn near cask strength so it’s not for the weak of heart

Rey Campero Tepextate Mezcal Retailer:5 They take the wonderful baseOne of the best Tepextate Mezcals you could find. Rey Campero (meaning King of the Countryside) is made by Rmulo Snchez Parada in Candeleria Yegloe, a tiny village of 150 people in the mountains of southern Oaxaca. Rmulo learned to make Mezcal from his father and grandfather but the familys roots in Mezcal go back to his great grandmother Clara Manzano Rios who built the familys palenque in 1870 and began distilling with her husband Nicolas Sanchez.