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Bozal

A wild-agave range drawn from Oaxaca, Guerrero and Durango.

20
Bottles
3.5
Avg rating
6
Agaves
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Region
Oaxaca / Guerrero
Country
Mexico
Founded
2014
Agaves
Cuishe, Tobasiche, Barril, Castilla, Tobalá, Pechuga
ABV range
44.8% – 52.8%
Styles
Joven, Ensamble, Pechuga
Community reviews
1,274

Bozal focuses almost entirely on wild agave, sourcing from mezcaleros across Oaxaca, Guerrero and Durango rather than a single village. The name refers to something untamed, and the range is built to show species differences rather than a house blend.

Its Single Maguey series covers agaves that rarely get standalone bottlings — tobasiche, cuixe, castilla, barril, tepeztate, coyote and papalote among them — usually at cask strength and with the producing region named.

The best-known release is Borrego, a pechuga-style mezcal distilled with raw lamb along with fruit and spice, which remains one of the more talked-about bottles in the American market.

What Bozal is known for

Breadth of wild agave species, multi-state sourcing, and unusual ceremonial releases like the Borrego lamb pechuga.

Where to start in the range

Ensamble for an accessible introduction, Tobasiche or Cuixe for classic wild-agave minerality, Tepeztate for intensity, and Borrego if you want the label's signature bottle.

House tasting profile

Recurring notes across Bozal's bottles in the catalog.

Aroma

SmokeMineralityCitrusLimeGrapefruitFloral

Palate

Roasted agaveHoneyChocolateTropical fruitBananaBlack pepper

Finish

Lingering finishDrySweet

Review highlights

Best-rated Bozal bottles by community score.

  1. Bozal Pechuga3.6 ★ · 42
  2. Bozal Ancestral Cupreata3.6 ★ · 42
  3. Bozal Tobala3.6 ★ · 42
  4. Bozal Cuixe3.6 ★ · 42
  5. Bozal Borrego3.6 ★ · 42

Bottles from Bozal

Bozal — frequently asked

What is Bozal Borrego?
A pechuga-style mezcal distilled with raw lamb, fruit and spices in the still, giving a savoury, layered profile.
Is Bozal from one village?
No — Bozal sources from multiple producers across Oaxaca, Guerrero and Durango, and names the region on each bottle.