Reposado tequila

Ingredient type · Agave spirit

What it does

Reposado tequila lives in Rosita territory, where it's more than a straight tequila-for-gin swap. It brings agave weight and a little barrel warmth while Campari, split vermouth, and bitters do the structural work around it. Take that structure away and the drink turns loose. The point here is agave in a bitter, stirred shape, and the smoke is a mezcal thing, not this.

In the family

Mezcal/tequila

Agave takes the base away from gin. Mezcal brings smoke and earth; reposado tequila brings agave weight without the smoke. Either way, the drink needs enough bitter and vermouth structure around it.

What it opens up

Mezcal Negroni
Mezcal for gin. Smoke and roasted agave over the bitter-red frame.
Rosita
Tequila's Negroni cousin, but with more moving parts: split vermouth and bitters.

Bottles to compare (1)

Del Maguey Vida
Bottle · Agave spirit

Mixes to compare

Not exact bottle matches. These show how this type changes the drink.

Mezcal + Campari + Cocchi
Mezcal Negroni
Mezcal + Campari + Punt e Mes
Mezcal Negroni
Mezcal Negroni reference
Mezcal Negroni
Rosita reference
Rosita

Also called

aged tequila
reposado
reposado tequila