44.8% abv, didnt get lot number

Review #136: On the nose is vanilla, caramel, leather, sweet tobacco, and plum.
The palate has plum, raisin, luxardo cherry, vanilla, leather, and on to the finish with some sweet campfire smoke, cinnamon, and tobacco.

I had lower expectations for this, but it was actually pretty good. The sherry cask influence on this is fun. The agave is a bit overpowered by the sherry, so it’s not very mezcal-like, but I still like the resulting spirit as itself. There’s not too much wood age coming through on this compared to the sherry. Definitely worth trying a pour of to taste an interesting aged mezcal.

50% abv, batch DRMSM-02, glass rested 2 years and 11 months.

Review #135: Nose has marzipan, milk chocolate, brown banana, light brine, hay, caramel, licorice, honey, clay, and burnt hair.
Palate has caramel, milk chocolate, marzipan, clay, canteloupe, and honey.

This has a really nice dominant chocolate and nutty profile to it with accents of sweet fruits. I feel it was a bit one dimensional overall. It has a softness to it from the clay and glass aging that I felt made the secondary notes a bit too delicate. Besides that though, I’m always a fan of a well made chocolate forward mezcal and it has enough supporting notes to keep it great.

51% abv, series #7

Review #134: Nose is spearmint, sunscreen, fresh linen, pine, lime, leather, medicinal cherry, oregano, rosemary, and old motor oil.
Palate is pine, lime, spearmint, roasted herbs, leather, campfire, and old rubber.

This one took a while in the glass to grow on me. It’s on the citrus side with a bit of dirty brashness to it. It has a moderate smokiness but it isnt overwhelming, more just an accent to everything like the herbs and earth. A touch of a lactic element like sunscreen and the oil and rubber are weird but also interesting. It really opens up especially on the nose the more time you give it.

48.4% abv, Lote D14MUSA-22

Review #133: Nose is cucumber, jalapeno, pickle, lemon, molasses, roasted peanuts, and salted peanuts.
Palate has lemon, grapefruit, lime, and cucumber up front, then some fresh herbs, grass, and pickle, and on the finish some nuts and jalapeno.

This is a great ensamble. It feels heavy on the bicuixe from fresh brashness of it. It has solid complexity and acidity with the slightly bitter fruits. The nuttiness keeps this fun as it turns a touch dry as it gets to the finish.

50% abv, 2022 bottling, didn’t get lot number

Review #132: On the nose is bell pepper, creamy blue cheese, lime, jalapeno, watermelon candy, canteloupe, and bubblegum.
On the palate is watermelon candy, sweet tarts, lemon, lime, and mango, then turns more brash with black pepper, jalapeno, bell pepper, tobacco, and ash.

This has some nice layers on it. On the nose it’s more dominant on the vegetals and funky cheese with some underlying fruits. The palate is more fruits up front with a solid base of those peppers showing up more towards the finish. It’s pretty easy going and has a nice evolution of flavors. It has decent complexity but nothing too crazy, it’s just a good mix of flavors.

This review is just an impression of a small pour from a big Lamata tasting. No bottle info. Will update if I try again.

Review #131: lime, smoke, light dark chocolate, grass, peanut butter, peanut brittle, green beans, earthy.

This bottle is a banger! Soo rich in flavors, the mix of chocolate, peanuts, and earthiness nearly overwhelm you with their boldness. This was the first in the tasting, but i left some to come back to for the end after my palate was a bit fried and it was still just as good. This is not one to pass up on.

This review is just an impression of a small pour from a big Lamata tasting. No bottle info. Will update if I try again.

Review #130: evergreen, mint, pine, gasoline, grass, wax, juniper

This was kind of gin-like with the botanical flavors all going on. I found it interesting but wasn’t a big fan of it, but others around me did like it more.

This review is just an impression of a small pour from a big Lamata tasting. No bottle info. Will update if I try again.

Review #129: tasted like you sprayed perfume in your mouth, mossy, wintergreen

A strange bitterness and astringency. Definitely my least favorite of the tasting, although at this point my palate was a little worn out too. It certainty has a longer finish with that bitterness sticking around for me.

48% abv, lote HBG-PL/IX-22

Review #128: The nose has earth, grass, wet cement, cinnamon, burnt caramel, and petrichor.
The palate has earth, hay, grass, leafy greens, burnt caramel, cinnamon, milk chocolate, lime, salt, and the finish has coffee, dark chocolate, and lots of minerality.

This is really delicious. It is overall quite earthy and dark with great chocolate flavors coming through. Some light citrus, minerality, and green notes help keep a bit of balanced brightness to it so everything still shines. It’s just a touch drying overall for me to be really excellent, but I do love the strong profile.

47% abv, lote B0026TE9721

Review #127: Nose has pumpkin, leather, cinnamon, milk chocolate, wet dog, wet hay, almonds, and cotton.
The palate has pumpkin, leather, cinnamon, canteloupe, milk chocolate, almonds, provolone, light jalapeno and black pepper on the finish.

Well, this is probably the most different from any tepeztate I’ve tried. It has this really savory aspect to it that I really like. A bit of sweet funk keeps this fun and interesting and the finish does have some peppery finish to it to keep things a little brash. Not what I expected but I think it’s good stuff

46% abv, lote HNYIBJ, bottle(?) CGD

Review #126: The nose is quite faint, some eucalyptus, wax, and cinnamon.
The palate has candle wax, juniper, cinnamon, anise, vanilla, butterscotch, cream, eucalyptus, and pine.

I agree with the botanicals note Jonny said, it reminds me a lot of a gin. It has that weird soapy thing with this zingy taste like from juniper, eucalyptus, and pine. It’s interesting and fun but not for me.

No bottle info

Review #125: The nose has strawberry, vanilla, acetone, and clay.
The palate has strawberry, cherry, pine, fresh mint, bell pepper, light creaminess, and clay.

I found this super solid, especially for the price. It’s a bit thin and not very strong on its flavors, but it is so easy going and everything just tastes good. Can’t ask for much more for an entry level mezcal.

46% abv, 2019 lote 02, Lorenzo Virgen. Ensamble is cenizo, cimarron prieto, cimarron, ixtero amarillo
Review #124: the nose has chlorine, strawberry, and nail polish remover.
The palate tart strawberry, bubblegum, vinegar, lemon juice, mint, and nail polish remover.

I side by sided this with the maguey melate virgen ensamble that had mostly the same agaves. It was definitely similar but didn’t have as much of a punch to it that the melate did. This one had a bit more citrus but less of that puke-y butyric note I got, but still plenty of acetone. I just wish this had a bit less of the astringent notes and more potency on the fruits.

This review is just an impression of a small pour from a big Lamata tasting. No bottle info. Will update if I try again.

Review #123: salsa, cheese, massaman curry

Wild stuff. I love the weirdness coming from tamaulipas

This review is just an impression of a small pour from a big Lamata tasting. No bottle info. Will update if I try again.

Review #122: metallic, corn, honey, cereal

This is really interesting stuff. Honestly, I wouldn’t want a whole bottle of it but it is pretty unique to sip on.

This review is just an impression of a small pour from a big Lamata tasting. No bottle info. Will update if I try again.

Review #121: cream, almond milk, canteloupe, grated parmesan

Awesome fresh fruit and lactic notes on this, with a touch of funk with the cheese

This review is just an impression of a small pour from a big Lamata tasting. No bottle info. Will update if I try again.

Review #120: chocolate, caramel, earthy

This is just delicious with it’s sweet and savory notes with the earthy backbone.

This review is just an impression of a small pour from a big Lamata tasting. No bottle info. Will update if I try again.

Review #119: sea salt, vanilla, mineraly, butter.

My partner said, “like really good water”. I’ll leave it up to you if that’s a good thing or not. I felt like I was missing something from this one.

This review is just an impression of a small pour from a big Lamata tasting. No bottle info. Will update if I try again.

Review #118: cinnamon, banana, lemon oils

Great mix of baking spices, fruits, and a bit of acidity.

This review is just an impression of a small pour from a big Lamata tasting. No bottle info. Will update if I try again.

Review #117: cotton sweater, almond milk, buttered bread, vanilla, sweet motor oil.

Very pretty and delicate flavors with a slight grungy thing to it.