Pineapple cinnamon tepache, 7% ABV
Nayarit, Mexico
Produced from hand-picked honey pineapples (piña miel), Ceylon cinnamon (canela), and piloncillo (raw, unrefined cane sugar). Naturally gluten-free and vegan.
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 is an effervescent, fermented Mexican beverage with indigenous origins made from a variety of fruits (most commonly pineapple).
High-quality, fully mature fruits are the most important ingredient in Tepache Sazón. For their flagship expression, hand-harvested honey pineapples (piña miel) prized for their balanced sweetness and acidity, are sourced just 30km away from the tepacheria through a collaboration with brothers Guillermo and Flavian Topete, whose family has established itself as a top multi-generational pineapple cultivator in the region.
A raw form of pure cane sugar, pilconillo, is made by crushing fresh sugarcane, boiling the juice until it thickens into a syrup, and placing it in a wooden mold to dry and harden. The sugarcane mill (trapiche) processes the piloncillo used for Tepache Sazón the day the sugarcane is harvested.
Tepache Sazón partners with EntreAmigos—a San Pancho-based organization that strives to increase educational opportunities for children and families—providing annual donations and working with US importer Back Bar Project to renovate their community center.
