Sango Reposado Tequila is a tequila-style African agave spirit made from African Agave Americana and Agave Salmiana harvested in South Africa. It brings green agave, lemon leaf, warm baking spice, caramel, vanilla, coconut cream, and a rounded barrel-influenced finish.
This bottle is a good fit for shoppers looking for an additive-free agave spirit with tequila cocktail versatility and a distinctly African point of view. Enjoy it neat, over ice, or in agave-forward cocktails where the oak-rested character can shine.
Product Details
Product Type: African Agave Spirit
Style: Reposado, Tequila-Style Agave Spirit
Proof: 80
ABV: 40%
Best For: Neat pours, margaritas, palomas, agave highballs, and adventurous tequila-style discovery
Tasting Notes
Nose: Green agave, lemon leaf, vanilla, dark chocolate, caramel, and gentle spice
Finish: Smooth and rounded, with creamy coconut, warm spice, and soft oak influence
Flavor Profile: Oak-rested African agave spirit with green agave, vanilla, caramel, baking spice, coconut, and a smooth sweet finish
How to Enjoy
Sip it neat to explore the barrel influence, pour it over a large cube, or use it in a margarita, paloma, tequila-style Old Fashioned, or simple agave highball.
What Makes It Special
Sango is made by Spearhead Spirits using wild African agave and is crafted to bring African-grown agave to the world stage. It is tequila-style in use, but it is not legally tequila because it is made outside Mexico.
Finish: Smooth and rounded, with creamy coconut, warm spice, and soft oak influence
Flavor Profile: Oak-rested African agave spirit with green agave, vanilla, caramel, baking spice, coconut, and a smooth sweet finish
Meet the Founders
Sango is made by Spearhead Spirits, the premium African spirits company founded by Chris Frederick and Damola Timeyin. Their mission began with a simple question: why was every continent represented on back bars around the world except Africa?
Spearhead Spirits was built to put African-made spirits on menus, shelves, and home bars around the world. Sango carries that mission into agave, using African-grown Agave Americana and Agave Salmiana to create a tequila-style spirit with its own African identity.
What does Sango Reposado Tequila taste like?
It has green agave, vanilla, dark chocolate, caramel, almond, coconut cream, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking spice, and a smooth oak-influenced finish.
What kind of spirit is Sango Reposado Tequila?
It is a tequila-style African agave spirit made with African agave and bottled at 40% ABV, or 80 proof.
Is Sango Reposado legally tequila?
No. Tequila must be made in Mexico. Sango is an African agave spirit, but it can be enjoyed in many tequila-style serves.
How should I drink Sango Reposado Tequila?
Sip it neat, pour it over a large cube, or use it in agave-forward cocktails where the rested character can shine.
What cocktails or serves work well with Sango Reposado Tequila?
Margaritas, palomas, tequila-style Old Fashioneds, agave highballs, and neat pours all work well.