Recent reviews

soil, cream, banana, orange, pine, cacao, grapefruit peel, char, mint, clay

orange, cream, vanilla, anise, mint, lemon peel, char, wood

vanilla, custard, orange, bell pepper, honeydew, grapefruit, dry leaf, bark
LEC-Y 06/2022, 48%

grass, peanut, grapefruit, vanilla, cantaloupe, grape candy, char, soil, dandelion
MIA-B2003US, 2020, 46.23%

brine, cantaloupe, custard, berry, char, soil, peanut, chocolate, mint, citrus peel
MIA-M2002US, 2020, 47.12%

LOT NO: 8K-72. Was pleasant supriced by this mezcal as it developed over time from anonymous to prominent. Sweet and rubbery smoke. I like this and will spend more time with next bottle.

Really awesome ensamble. Perfect balance of sweet, spice, and slight vegetal funk. If you like Miahuatlán mezcals, this hits the spot. The addition of 5% Cucharillo is awesome. Great example of a “field blend”. Batch EN7P 05-21

BATCH: CERRITO 1, 46.7%, BOTTLE: 107/150

Nose: Cheesy and funky; vinyl, rubber, baby powder, and some creamy funk, like cream cheese and sour cream.

Palate: Woody with subdued citrus; grapefruit, a mouthful of orange rinds, some honey and sugar cane for sweetness, ginger, tamarind, some darkness like grapes and plums, and a lot more bitterness, like raw nuts.

Finish: This is bitter and dry, a lot of woody bbq notes and barely leaning towards bittersweet; some vanilla, a lot of bitterness, like chewing on mango peel, but I get a lot of savoriness too, like beef brisket.

Cool, but ‘meh’ for the price. I’m always down for a store exclusive, but this just fell flat to me. I mean it’s good and I’m committed to the bottle: relegated to ‘daily’ status. However I expected a little more pizazz, especially coming from a high-caliber brand, store pick, at a high-end price. Let’s have this sit for a few months and come back for a revisit…

My bottle was an absolute smoke bomb. A lot more than Vida Classico. Same vida flavor with a hint of peppers, but lots more smoke.
Mixer at best.

Lote: WC0121
Really enjoyed this Mezcal even though it trends to the more mellow side of what I normally drink. Tons of citrus. earthy, stone fruit on the nose. Great straight up, also great to mix as it lands somewhere between tequila and mezcal.

Perfect for someone who doesn’t particularly like Mezcal. Nose gives tones of oak, apple and light smoke. Palate is vanilla to the point where that is almost all you can taste. Very reminiscent of a lot of aged rums.

DS012-C, 48.5%, 200ml

Nose – A soft, refined woody nose with a funky twist; coconut, piña colada, mango, banana, grass, with a little bit of a funky punch like cream cheese. I love this. Reminiscent of RC’s Jabali. There’s this intoxicating ‘gluestick’ note that takes me back to arts & crafts in grade school.

Palate – The first sips were bright, punchy, and HOT! However after a few more it opens up to a tanginess that is mellow and refined; jackfruit, vanilla, caramel, flan, dried mangoes, and a nutty sweetness, like maple syrup.

Finish – Medium tangy finish that mellows out; dehydrated pineapples, apple skins, and some low-level heat, like Shishito peppers. This has a nice sweetness with just the right amount of punch, but it fizzles out a little too soon because it runs thin towards the end.

This is good! It’s probably because this is a freshly cracked bottle, but the flavors are so vibrant and intense! Though of course I’d expect no less from Rey Campero. Very tasty, and although thin at times, I was sipping for more!

Not a big Tobala-head and this is just fine. There is some clay musty vibes with a bit of spice. Sipped this during a Tahona Mercado virtual tasting years ago and had a bit of the sample left. 47.54%

light smokeyness, with pine and rubber. Found this at an airport bar. This was interesting and fun to sip on. Salud! AgaveAmericano

This one is amazing! After having the Espadin and Repo versions, the rep accepted my secret handshake and brought out a bottle from under his table. “Shhh, I don’t have enough for everyone”, is usually a good way to make a new friend.
I did not get much of the bottle info, but I remember hearing Guerrero. I did not look at the abv–and if you told me it was 40% I would have objected strongly–but it acted like a good one in the high 40s.
Aromas of backyard bbq, tropical fruit and light perfume. Very nice!
The taste was fairly smooth (maybe it was lower abv) with more tropical fruit, light smoke, pepper and earth.
The finish was worth finding this bottle! The blend of earthy sweetness was incredible and memorable. One of the best finishes ever.
Overall great and superbly well-balanced mezcal.

MR does not have the Amaras Verde listed. So here is my review for that.

Mezcalera Diana Orozco, the agave is listed as Espadin Verde.
Aroma has intense smoke and after a while orange blossom.
The taste is fun, and very good but it hits you all at once–very intense. It’s a little sweet, earthy, with light citrus.
The finish is good, long and balanced.
ABV 43%
3.5 stars

Also came in at 42% from Mezcalera Diana Orozco. It was aged three months and enhanced the ok flavor of the non-aged Espadin.
The aroma was fairly muted (especially compared to the regular Espadin).
The taste was sweet with less smoke.
Finish was mellow, sweet with some light pepper.
Overall this would be a good intro to mezcal if you were coming from aged tequila or even whiskey.

Mezcalera Diana Orozco. This came in at 42% and was ok to good overall.
Aroma was very strong smoke with cedar and cherry.
The taste was oily, smoky and quite intense with cherry cough syrup.
The finish settled down ok with some mint and pepper.

Lote: Esan01
Big and bold this mezcal gives deep aromas and flavors of dark chocolate, wood, straw and of course the clay pot used in distilattion. Mouth feel is super viscous and thick. Perfect sipper, comes in slightly hot but it is at a very high 47% abv. Makes for a great night cap, slightly too heady till after dinner.

I was keen to purchase the edition with Tepextate, but Travis Heights Wine & Spirits in Austin was fresh out so I grabbed this. Initially it was very high dry Karwinskii, almost on the acid side. Later is really opened up and ‘smoothed’ out. Classic Miahuatlan minerals, wet stone Karwinskii spice. Not something I’d want a whole bottle of again, but can’t complain. Big fan of this producer, have a bottle of his Tobala and Bicuixe stashed away.

DBY06/23

Not overly complex or textural. Nothing wrong with it but I found this batch without much character. Kinda boring. I’ll be using this for Mezcal Tommys rather than sipping.