Ilegal Mezcal 7 Year Añejo was aged for over seven years in 35 barrels of French Oak.
About this mezcal
Ilegal Mezcal 7 Year Añejo was aged for over seven years in 35 barrels of French Oak. This release has sweet aromas of roasted agave with baked apple and oak. The smooth palate has peppery heat, with notes of honey, dark chocolate, and figs.
Ilegal Mezcal
Ilegal Mezcal was founded by John Rexer, who began smuggling this product to his Bar, Cafe No Se, in Antigua, Guatemala. Ilegal Mezcal launched in 2005, and the brand has grown substantially in recent years. Though Eric Hernandez was originally involved in the distillation, Ilegal Mezcal was most recently produced by Alvaro and Armando Hernandez.
The company had a very successful marketing campaign around the phrase “Donald eres un Pendejo” in 2016 for the US election. Bacardi purchased an undisclosed amount of minority shares in the company in February of 2017. In September 2023, Bacardi took full ownership in Ilegal for an undisclosed sum.
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Jonny
717 reviewsAll barrel. No agave flavor nor aroma present. Not complex. Two notes: smoke and leather. The regular anejo is far more complex and interesting.
Tyler
661 reviewsRich, round, brown sugar, a touch a cigar smoke. Kind of fun but not really representative of agave. Blind sipping some might think it’s a rum. Glad to have tried it – not sure of the price.