Caballito Cerrero Reposado
Caballito Cerrero · Fábrica Santa Rita
Caballito Cerrero Reposado is a twilight tequila—rustic, brooding, and layered with the kind of complexity that rewards slow sipping. Its artisanal production and restrained oak aging preserve agave character while adding just enough barrel-driven warmth. A bottle that bridges the old world of tequila making with the contemplative mood of dusk.
Nose
Opens with rustic cooked agave and damp earth, an almost mezcal-adjacent quality that speaks to its ancestral production methods. Underneath, there's warm cinnamon bark, dried herbs, and a subtle honeyed sweetness. Faint wisps of smoke and toasted oak linger at the margins.
Palate
The entry is mineral-rich and savory, with deeply roasted agave giving way to white pepper and baking spice. Mid-palate, caramel and vanilla from the oak rest emerge alongside dried citrus peel and a leathery, slightly tannic texture. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied but carries remarkable depth for a reposado.
Finish
Medium-long and warming, with lingering smoke, cracked black pepper, and a dry mineral note that echoes the volcanic terroir. A final whisper of cooked agave and cinnamon fades slowly.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave (Agave tequilana)
- Production
- Traditional brick ovens (mampostería) for slow-cooking agave, tahona and roller mill extraction, natural fermentation with native yeasts, double distillation in small copper pot stills
- Region
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Traditional brick ovens (mampostería) for slow-cooking agave, tahona and roller mill extraction, natural fermentation with native yeasts, double distillation in small copper pot stills
- NOM
- Undisclosed
- Additives Free
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
Dusk Paloma — 2 oz Caballito Cerrero Reposado · 1 oz fresh grapefruit juice · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz agave syrup · 2 oz sparkling grapefruit soda · Pinch of smoked salt · Build in a salt-rimmed highball over ice, stir gently, garnish with a grapefruit wheel and thyme sprig
Food Pairing
The reposado's earthy smoke and cinnamon spice mirror the dried chili complexity and chocolate depth of a traditional Oaxacan mole negro, while the agave sweetness balances the rich, falling-apart tenderness of slow-braised short ribs. Serve alongside black beans and warm corn tortillas.
Produced in the small town of Arandas using traditional brick ovens and copper pot stills, Caballito Cerrero is a family-run operation that has quietly made some of the most authentic and uncompromising tequila in Jalisco for over a century.
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