Burrito Fiestero Mezcal - Ancestral - Tepemete

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49.1% ABV• 750mL

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Burrito Fiestro Ancestral Mezcal Tepemete is a rare expression rooted in tradition, crafted from the wild Tepemete agave using ancestral methods passed down through generations of Oaxacan artisans. This is mezcal in its most elemental form, untouched by industrial influence and alive with the character of the land.


Ancestral mezcal represents the oldest recognized category of production, requiring the agave to be cooked in earthen pits, crushed by hand or mallet, fermented in open-air vessels, and distilled in clay pots. Tepemete is a wild-harvested agave variety prized for its intensity and rarity, yielding a spirit of exceptional depth that reflects the terroir of its origin with striking clarity.


  • Nose: Expect an earthy, herbaceous complexity layered with wild floral notes, roasted agave, and a whisper of mineral smoke characteristic of ancestral distillation in clay.
  • Palate: Rich and textured, with flavors of roasted earth, dried herbs, stone fruit, and a rustic savory quality that speaks to the wild nature of the Tepemete agave.
  • Finish: Long and lingering, with warm smoke, dry mineral notes, and a subtle sweetness that fades beautifully into clean earth and green herbs.

Burrito Fiestro Tepemete is best appreciated neat or with a small pour of still water to open the agave. For those who enjoy mezcal cocktails, it brings extraordinary depth to a Mezcal Negroni or a Oaxacan Old Fashioned, where its ancestral character can shine without being lost.


Serve neat at room temperature in a wide-mouthed copita or jicara to honor the craft behind every drop. Burrito Fiestro Ancestral Mezcal is made from wild Tepemete agave using traditional ancestral production methods.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Floral and sweet, with red apple, pear, vanilla and a fresh, earthy minerality

Palate: Deeply sweet, with cinnamon, flowers, fresh cut wood, dates and a minty candy note

Finish: Sweet and lingering, with light smoke and a soft lactic touch

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Location: Nombre de Dios, Durango
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Master Distiller: Juan Conde
Burrito Fiestero is made in Durango by brothers Alejandro and Christian Rossbach with the Conde family, who have long distilled in the region. Maestro mezcalero Juan Conde works at Hacienda Maguey, a restored hacienda in San Nicolás de Acevedo near Nombre de Dios. For the artisanal Cenizo, wild agave is roasted 72 hours in an underground volcanic rock oven, shredded with a solar powered mill and twice distilled in copper pot stills. The ancestral line is milled by hand and distilled in clay pots or wooden Filipino stills built for the project. The brothers learned the craft at the Mezcal IBÁ palenque, founded by their uncle.
Map of Durango, Mexico, with Nombre de Dios marked
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Nombre de Dios, Durango

Map of Durango, Mexico, with Nombre de Dios marked

Nombre de Dios sits in southern Durango, about an hour southeast of the state capital, at roughly 1,750 meters. Founded in 1562, it is considered the oldest town in northern Mexico and was named a Pueblo Mágico in 2018. The semi-arid plateau around it is home to wild Cenizo agave (Agave durangensis) and sotol, and Durango holds denominations of origin for both mezcal and sotol. Vinatas around town still roast agave in underground pits and ferment it in wood or stone.

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