AgaveMezcal
Mezcal Reposado
Barrel aging in mezcal is historically rare — traditional mezcaleros aged in glass, not wood, or sold immediately. Aging in oak emerged as a commercial strategy in the 1990s-2000s as producers sought to occupy the premium price tier alongside aged tequila.
Flavor Profile
Mezcal's primary flavor nodes (Smoke-Char, Mineral-Saline, Herbal-Green, Citrus-Bright) gain oak support — vanilla, light caramel, baking spice. The smoke does NOT disappear into the wood the way peat-smoke sometimes does in Scotch; it integrates. The agave variety's secondary nodes remain present. A reposado Espadín tastes like smoky caramel with oak warmth; a reposado Tobalá adds floral-tropical notes to the oak equation.
Key Producers
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Putaparió Reposado
$45-70Call
Koch El Mezcal Reposado
$35-50Premium
Wahaka Reposado
$55-75NOM-070. Mezcal aged 2 months to 1 year in oak containers. Less common than the tequila category of the same name — mezcal tradition strongly favors the unaged Joven form. No restriction on barrel size for the base Mezcal category; traditional producers generally use smaller barrels.