Real Minero Ensamble is a rich expression that is packed with herbal notes, smoke, and hints of fruit. It was rested in glass for 10 years before bottling.
About this mezcal
Real Minero Espadin, Largo, Tripon, Barril is made by Edgar Angeles in Santa Catarina Minas. The very first batch bottled under Mezcal Real Minero was produced in 2004 by Don Lorenzo Angeles (Edgar’s father). The portions of different agaves all play a part in defining this mezcals unique flavor profile. This is a rich expression that is packed with herbal notes, smoke, and hints of fruit. Certain batches are rested in glass for 10 years before bottling.
Real Minero
Real Minero (previously Mezcal Real Minero) is considered by many to be one of the world’s finest mezcal producers. The Angeles family has been making mezcal for several generations in Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca. Their mezcal is made in small clay pot stills, and almost all of it is rested in glass for several months before bottling, giving the mezcal a much softer character. Outside of creating great spirits, they also have one of the largest and most diverse sustainable agave reforestation programs. With the help of the community, they’ve been able to rescue several agave varieties that were previously thought to be extinct. The ABV of each batch may vary slightly, so check your bottle for details.
In 2020, the brand began dropping the word “mezcal” from their labels. The term “traditional” replaces the CRM “ancestral” designation. Shortly thereafter, the brand officially parted ways with the certification process; all future releases will be labeled as “agave spirits” or something similar. Despite the label changes, nothing significant about their production process has changed over years.
Learn more:
- Real Minero agave nursery tour on Mezcal Reviews
- Real Minero palenque tour on Mezcal Reviews
- Listen to Graciela Angeles Carreño talk about her family’s production on the Show De Vie Podcast: Ep 291 – Graciela Angeles Carreño – The Real Thing.
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mt_rainyer
43 reviewsI’ve been lucky enough to try two different bottles of this from different years:
Lot 1 from 2004
Grassy, buttery, and clean. This is a delicious batch, but a bit on the boozy side for me even after letting it settle for about 6 months. Nonetheless, a delicious blend that takes you from a slight initial smokiness into the vegetal/largo notes.
4 Stars for this batch.
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Batch R170, 2015
This was my first bottle of Mezcal which was given as a gift – luckily after tasting it I had immediately gone and bought another for the closet. Cracking it open after many years and mezcals later, I was curious if it was actually as good as I remembered. It is.
On the nose you smell bell pepper, a touch of sour apple, a hint of smoke, and a heavy herbal/green scent. On the palette a rich viscous liquid with wet fern/rain forest floor flavor in perfect balance with just a kiss of granny smith apple and the clay/mineral flavor. Really a beautiful bottle.
5 Stars for this batch
I’ve been lucky enough to try two different bottles of this from different years:
Lot 1 from 2004
Grassy, buttery, and clean. This is a delicious batch, but a bit on the boozy side for me even after letting it settle for about 6 months. Nonetheless, a delicious blend that takes you from a slight initial smokiness into the vegetal/largo notes.
4 Stars for this batch.
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Batch R170, 2015
This was my first bottle of Mezcal which was given as a gift – luckily after tasting it
Joe
27 reviewsBatch R170-02, 2015 harvest. Angeles Carreno family. 51.2%. Tried at Mayahuel. Sweet caramel aroma with a rich vegetal flavor that brings me back to Oaxaca. A flavor I would almost describe as round, maybe that is mouth feel. Some kind of tanginess comes toward the end. Overall, despite the high alcohol, this doesn’t blow my head off, suspect that is the age, as I think this one is aged on glass– or anyway it was near the bottom of the bottle. Lots of plant like-herbal?-flavors that I can’t place. Probably the best mezcal I’ve had, notwithstanding that description. . .
Batch R170-02, 2015 harvest. Angeles Carreno family. 51.2%. Tried at Mayahuel. Sweet caramel aroma with a rich vegetal flavor that brings me back to Oaxaca. A flavor I would almost describe as round, maybe that is mouth feel. Some kind of tanginess comes toward the end. Overall, despite the high alcohol, this doesn’t blow my head off, suspect that is the age, as I think this one is aged on glass– or anyway it was near the bottom of the bottle. Lots of plant like-herbal?-flavors tha
Mymic87
13 reviewsNose: Black Pepper, Earth, Kiwi, Gooseberry, rock salt, mashed apple and pear, apricots, peaches the perfect balance of fruit, spice and earth and something bitter and botanical I can’t put my finger on.
Taste: Apples, Pears, Baked Clay, Tonic water, juniper berries. Not as complex as the nose would suggest.
Comment: Little disappointing taste considering the complexity of the nose, great stuff never the less.
Tyler
643 reviewsVery clean on the nose with light aromas of clay-vanilla. Velvet on the palate. The delicate karwinskii flavors are strong here and well-supported by the espadin. I’ve never tasted nor seen mezcal with Tripon agave anywhere aside from this Real Minero so I’m not sure how to pick out the flavor it of. The barril and largo are very nice. The flavors are incredibly clean and well-defined with notes of vanilla, fresh-cut grass, and marshmallow. Bottle 162/781, Lot 001 from 2004.
Jonny
708 reviewsLot 1 from 2004. Bottle #162/781. Very warm and buttery on the nose with aromas of green apple, nutmeg, and a touch of wet grass. Though this mezcal is distilled in clay pots, there’s little-to-no clay aromas or flavor notes. The flavor is well balanced and clean with subtle notes of green pepper, fresh cut grass, and ground pepper. This bottle gets a lot of hype and it’s worth the hype. If you see this bottle, it’s definitely worth trying.