Aldo Sohm is best known for his work with wine. As wine director of New York City’s three-Michelin-starred Le Bernardin , the Austrian-born sommelier oversees one of the city’s most prestigious wine programs. Named Best Sommelier in the World in 2008, Sohm has also established himself as a winemaker in his native Austria. Now, he’s bringing that expertise to an entirely different craft: mezcal .

Sohm has partnered with Agua Mágica and fifth-generation maestro mezcalero Don Rogelio Juan Hernández to create Reposado Edición Limitada , a small-batch mezcal aged in Austrian dessert wine barrels. The collaboration brings Sohm’s knowledge of wine and oak aging to a spirit rooted in generations of Oaxacan tradition.

The dessert wine barrels do not overwhelm the mezcal’s distinctive agave flavors Courtesy Brand

Produced in San Juan del Río, Oaxaca, the mezcal is made from a blend of 66.6 percent Espadín and 33.4 percent Tepeztate agaves.…