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Vol. 22 oz / 3.2% ABV

Sweetness Sweet

AVAILABILITY

Summer Seasonal
During a holiday in Veracruz I had a chance meeting with a peddler hawking Traditional Tepache out of a push-cart. A few pesos poorer and I was on Cloud Nine. 'I unquestionably must have that recipe!' I shouted. My Spanish is dreadful and his English was no better but over a few minutes of pictographic correspondence, I felt sanguine in my capacity to recreate that sumptuous drink upon my return to Portland. Composed exclusively of pineapples sourced from my second cousin's plantation in Costa Rica, piloncillo from the Mexican state of Michoacan and a furtive selection of spices, this lightly alcoholic elixir is sure to please your palate. Much like American Apple Pie, there is no recipe for Tepache. It is a traditional Mexican drink, frequently consumed out of a plastic baggie with a straw, sold by street vendors in Jalisco and made at home. It's not a cider - NO APPLES! The fermentation happens on the scales and rind of the pineapples, imparting a deep and unique flavor. This beverage is low-alcohol and sweet like a Summer Shandy or Radler due to a partial fermentation of the pineapples. Available starting Cinco de Mayo. Every year I make special flavored Tepache blends so keep an eye out for such things as ¡Ghost Pepper Tepache! and ¡Tequila Barrel Tepache!
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Pairs well with:

Light lagers, bottom-shelf ‘champagne’, simple hard cider, spiced rum, TEQUILA, Sacrilege Sour Cherry, vanilla ice cream.