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Mal Bien Borrego – Sonido

Mal Bien Borrego is made by Don Antonio Sonido, who produces this with maguey papalote, lamb broth, and other seasonal fruits and herbs.

Rating: (2 reviews)
Category:Destilado de Agave
Brand:Mal Bien
Mezcalero:Antonio Sonido
Maguey:Papalote
Agave:Cupreata
Grind:Shredder
Distillation:Copper
Style:Pechuga
State:Guerrero
Town:Chilapa de Álvarez
ABV: 49.5%
Batch size: Batch 1020AS: 126 bottles
Website: https://www.mezcalmalbien.com/, opens in new window

About this destilado de agave

Mal Bien Borrego is made by Don Antonio Sonido, who first started to work with maguey and mezcal in his mid-20s. He used the wild papalote growing on his family’s land as an “in” with an experienced mezcalero who lived nearby. Don Antonio continued to hone his craft using other neighbor’s fabricas in exchange for a cut of the finished product until 2011, when he and his son Lorenzo built the family’s first fabrica.

In addition to papalote, the Sonido family also grows some espadín, which is still considered something of a rarity in the region, having only arrived in the late 2000s.

Don Antonio is credited among his peers as the originator of borrego mezcal: a “pechuga” that uses lamb along with the local blend of mole botanicals. His pechuga starts with a base of single distilled papalote, to which he adds 30 liters of lamb broth, fresh grapes, raisins, lemongrass, pineapples, cinnamon, and almonds. This mix is then distilled a second time.

Mal Bien

Since 2016, the Mal Bien team has been traveling Mexico, driving off the map and into mountains filled with treacherous roads, police officers of questionable moral character, feral dogs, indigenous languages, narcos, ancient relics, machete wielding protestors, insect based meals, mudslides, blockades, corrupt politicians, and many of the world’s kindest, funniest, most brilliant people. In addition to some hard to believe stories, they’ve connected with a wide variety of traditional producers, whose mezcal is now bottled and exported under the Mal Bien name.

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4.5 out of 5

2 reviews

whiskyvicky

whiskyvicky

4 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5 stars6 months ago

N: candies, see peppermint sticks, fruits, mango strawbeerry, kiwi…..not candied at all.
Special note the mouth feel……the best to date…….and the fore and aft is simply fabulour

Taste: the broth shows through definite stewed meats (beef and pork) show through the end with just a hint of spice.

Fini: fabulous…..lengthly and deep complexity….

malternative: yes definite.

Price $1.5 in Berkeley which is kinda hateful, but as they say, you gotta pay to play..

N: candies, see peppermint sticks, fruits, mango strawbeerry, kiwi…..not candied at all.
Special note the mouth feel……the best to date…….and the fore and aft is simply fabulour
Taste: the broth shows through definite stewed meats (beef and pork) show through the end with just a hint of spice.
Fini: fabulous…..lengthly and deep complexity….
malternative: yes definite.
Price $1.5 in Berkeley which is kinda hateful, but as they say, you gotta pay to p

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Jonny

Jonny

700 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Lot 1020AS. Aromas of sweet peppermint, Canada mints, plum, mango, orange, kiwi, barbershop musk, with a touch of ham. The palate is much less fruity and far more meat-centric with notes of grilled ribeye, grilled garden greens, chocolate mole, chalky minerals, and dry clay. A bit of heat on the back of the palate but this settles out really nicely. Deeply complex.

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