Producer: Tepache Sazon
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Materials: Pineapples
Viticulture: Organic
Category: Ready-to-Drink
Size: 375ml
Importer Notes:
In the western Mexican state of Nayarit, surrounded by tropical fruit plantations in the Pacific coastal town of San Pancho, Tepache Sazón is produced, capturing the intoxicating tropical flavors of the region using locally sourced fruit, spices, and piloncillo to craft the traditional Mexican beverage tepache. Sazón refers to the “special touch” that makes something extraordinary, and while there isn’t a direct English translation that encapsulates sazón, it can be tasted in every bottle of Tepache Sazón.
Tepache—an effervescent, fermented Mexican beverage with indigenous origins made from a variety of fruits (most commonly pineapple)—varies from region to region, household to household, and is dependent on the seasonality of fruits and botanicals available to each community, but all recipes start with fresh fruit, botanical herbs or spices, and piloncillo. By locally sourcing ingredients from Nayarit and the western state of Veracruz and utilizing slow, controlled fermentation and Charmat-style pressure tanks (utilizing a sparkling wine-making method of carbonation), Tepache Sazón captures and bottles the intoxicating tropical flavors of the region.
