Alipus San Baltazar is made with agave Espadin grown at around 4100 feet above sea level. This is one of the more popular Alipus releases.
About this mezcal
Alipus San Baltazar is made with agave Espadin. Don Cosme Hernandez and his son Cirilo ferment this Mezcal in very old pine vats. Their Mezcals are soft, well-fruited, with minerality. San Baltazar is the most popular Alipús in the Mexican market (by sales), meaning that it can be more limited abroad.
Alipus Mezcal
Alipús was born in 1999, as a project of the Destilería Los Danzantes, with Don Joel Antonio and sons as the first producers, in San Juan del Río. Subsequently, Don Eduardo Hernández, of Santa Ana del Río, making Alipús Santa Ana mezcal; Don Cosme Hernandez and his son Cirilo in San Baltazar Guelavila, who make the Alipús San Baltazar mezcal; Don Valente Angel and sons, of Santa María La Pila, with the Alipús San Andrés mezcal. In 2013, Alipús San Luis was incorporated, made by Don Baltazar Cruz and sons, of San Luis del Río, and Alipús San Miguel, made by Don Felix García, Leonardo Rojas, and Tío Jesús in the Potrero Sola de Vega.
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masmezcal
14 reviewsFruit forward notes, floral nose and sweetness. Balanced smoke and alcohol, easy to enjoy and well suited for cocktails.
Ranger_Ryan
45 reviewsLot SBG002/20 Bottle 401/1380
Really liked this one, little softer than San Luis. Fruity notes and roasted agave with some wet stone at the end. Good sipper and good in cocktails. Never had a bad pour from Alipus.
jackstraw
33 reviewsbatch: SBG002/21
bottle: 226/1432
abv: 47.5%
held back on reviewing this, hoping i would eventually acquire a taste for it, but i didn’t.
acetone, salt
rubber, medicine
slate, white pepper, ash
review #17
Jori
52 reviews3.5~3.75
Nose is smoky, green bell pepper, sweet passionfruit, earth.
Chilis, light salt, fresh herbs, roasted pineapple. Lingering smoke, and a quick sweet papaya in the front.
Paypir
5 reviewsSBG016/19 162/1460 straight down the middle. Tasty. But better suited to cocktails.
JB19
1 reviewlote sbg001/21 just made it to canada… but i was bying from street vendors in nayarit at 1/3 price, with some better quality, eh
aarild
152 reviewsLovely nose, with clay and apricot at first — surprising really. A bit acetone/nail polish remover comes through though.
Quite integrated alcohol and pleasant mouthfeel. Some barnyard funk, but it is not a defining feature, rather it is toffee, apricot and pear. Ok, smoky finish, some wormwood-ish bitterness feels a bit misplaced. Still solid.
thomaselliott
14 reviewsLote: SBG012/19
Bot. 154/1419
On the nose I’m picking up Orange peels and light citrus notes with a mineral and light woody backend, think pencil shavings and not strong mesquite.
I was drinking this alongside a tomato sauce with mushrooms and pasta which had a very pleasant affect on the roasted tomatoes and onions. I feel it brought out a sweetness in the tomatoes that made for a great pairing or maybe I was half in the bag and everything was just alright.
The sweetness mixed with the smokiness was an excellent combination with roasted tomatoes and smoked hard cheese.
Lote: SBG012/19
Bot. 154/1419
On the nose I’m picking up Orange peels and light citrus notes with a mineral and light woody backend, think pencil shavings and not strong mesquite.
I was drinking this alongside a tomato sauce with mushrooms and pasta which had a very pleasant affect on the roasted tomatoes and onions. I feel it brought out a sweetness in the tomatoes that made for a great pairing or maybe I was half in the bag and everything was just alright.
The sweetness mixed with the smoki
Rakhal
421 reviews1/2 ounce sample no batch number. Rubbing alcohol, vanilla extract, cookie dough, pineapple soda, and plastic. I remember this being better, maybe it’s a bad batch.
il1
12 reviewsQPR champ – great for the money.
Easy to drink, great for cocktails.
Nice smoke – not overpowering leads to fruit/cream/sugar taking over. Good ‘intro to mezcal’.
Patrick
57 reviewsLote : SBG012/18
Nose : Very muted, some cinnamon then opened up to stronger notes of leather
Taste : much more pronounced, fruity, sweet and a wallop of caramel.
Finish : Dry, quite long, light smoke.
Must be patient to get any out it.
GreenspointTexas
385 reviewsUnremarkable.
Tyler
643 reviewsBig fan of all of the Alipus mezcals. There flavors remind me of fruit roll ups Campari. There is some bitterness and alcohol but it is not overpowering. I’ve enjoyed this one before but my current bottle has a bit of a chemical and plastic finish. It is still enjoyable for the price, but I wouldn’t get this batch again. Lot SBG013/16. Bottle 622/624.
Jonny
708 reviewsLot SBG015/13. This is the perfect session Mezcal. It’s easy to drink, and relatively cheap. It has a surprisingly strong aroma of acid and rubbing alcohol, but almost none of that carries into the taste. The palate includes rich notes of caramel, sweet cream, and hazelnut. It’s well balanced and evenly textured.