Named Best Reposado for 2023 by Esquire, and awarded Gold Medals at both the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and the Tequila.

Ilegal Reposado is a 100% agave mezcal-style tequila which has the rich, sweet flavour of roasted agave.After travelling in Oaxaca, he discovered mezcal, began importing it to sell in his bar, and in 2006, made his unofficial smuggling operation legal – hence the name Ilegal. The reposado mezcal is aged for four months in medium-charred American oak barrels, producing a smooth spirit with a subtle, straw-like aroma. While I mostly concur with the other reviews claiming this is not a regular mezcal, I can totally enjoy it on its own merits. Like its Ilegal Anejo cousin, this is a great Mezcal to serve to friends who don’t like Mezcal as the barrel aging provides a woody flavor that is familiar to whiskey and tequila drinkers alike. What do you do when you're one of the most famous men in the world and you've created the fastest growing tequila brand in the world?

Ilegal Reposado is made from fermented Espadín agave, just like the other two mezcals the brand has to offer. During that maturation process, the drink receives its pale yellow colour as well as delicious aromas. The nose is full of that fresh agave teamed with citrus and fresh fruit and the flavour follows suit with the agave taking centre stage, citrus and fruit following on.It was in 2004 that Ilegal Mezcal's founder John Rexer began bringing unbranded mezcal from a variety of villages in Oaxaca to Antigua to supply his bar, Cafe No Se. There are hints of citrus, too, and a slight candy sweetness, creating a very fresh and gentle scent. After a few minutes in the glass, darker notes appear - sweet and earthy tobacco, stone fruits and sticky vanilla pods. These cookies allow us to create statistical analyses to determine which articles are the most popular.

Many aficionados only start to get excited with the Reposado, when it comes to either tequila or mezcal. Ilegal Joven Reposado is from the town of Oaxacan, Mexico made from the finest quality 100% Espadin Agave. Produced originally for personal consumption, this superbly smooth tequila is now available for the world to share. Alabama, Arkansas, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.This arrangement is not meant to facilitate any improper furnishing of inducements by any manufacturer, importer, supplier, wholesaler or distributor of mezcal to any retailer of alcoholic beverages or to facilitate any improper exclusionary practices by any alcohol beverage licensee. Produced by the expert mezcaleros at Ilegal Mezcal in Oaxaca, Mexico, this aged mezcal is made with 100% Espadín agave, roasted in underground pits and fermented with wild yeasts. The alcohol comes through more and creates a much warmer taste, with mouth heat right from the start. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Handcrafted in small batches by fourth-generation mezcaleros, our Joven, Reposado, and Añejo mezcals are all made with perfectly ripe, sustainable Espadín agave, double distilled in the Santiago Matatlan Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico.