2016
Batch : ds007-j
This was long overdue….
Nose : Juicy fruit up front, then cinnamon and pears. Vanilla and tropical fruits come in and out.
Taste : bubble gum, light smoke, fresh green peppers, fresh and summery.
Finish : dry, peaty and sweet.
I’ve heard many people raving about this bottle and now so will I..

Rafael Mendez Cruz
Edition 8
2006
Nose: soft and pillowy. First a little citrus comes through, then vanilla and green vegetables, followed by blueberries and sugar cane.
Taste : gentle and big, floral with minerals and green. I also get something like toffee.
Finish : lingering light smoke mixed in with some sweetness.
Balance comes to mind on this one. This is the Bordeaux of espadins…

Lot AZ01-19CA: 117 bottles
Nose : butter, citrus, onions with butterscotch. Celery that turns into fresh sea air.
Taste : clean, oily, mostly candied pineapple slowly changing something rather grassy
Finish : keeps you interested and wanting more…
Dangerously drinkable

Batch : PA01—19CA
Nose : timid at first, then starts to open up after 5 minutes. I get strawberries and pure chocolate. Very savory with tons mushrooms.
Taste : brown sugar dominates. Meaty , slightly spiced and a touch of basil.
Finish : no smoke, sugary and clean.
Right up there with El Jolgorio tobala.

Lot : 17
Nose : Vegetal and earthy. I get bell peppers, some late dusty peat and vinger. Vibrant yet not screaming.
Taste : a little thin. Hardly any smoke. Green and sweet but the tepextate magic is subtle.
Finish : long and powerful, seems to make up for its first impression.

Nose : Barnyard funk, earthy and leather all up front with strawberry cheesecake and bagaso ending things
Taste : powerful, sweet, loads of cinnamon, clay and again strawberry cheesecake.
Finish : this doesn’t end… Peppery, smokey and sticky.
Do not start your evening with this mezcal!

Edition 13
Ignacio Parada 2016
Nose : Ashy, vegetal with cilantro being the dominant note. Also getting floral and a little cinnamon.
Taste : Very smokey, sweet and vegetal
Finish : smokey and medicinal.
As an Islay fan can appreciate the smoke. However this could of been a stellar bottle if the smoke was not at 11.

Felipe & Ageo Cortes
Batch #0618
ABV : 50.2%
Nose : subdued, Definitely vegetal with green peppers up front, some cooked agave, mint, sugary and farmy at the end.
Taste : after reading Johnny’s review, all I taste is green flavored freezies. The power of suggestion….
Finish : medium and dry with some smoke.
Wish the volume on the nose was slightly notched up, otherwise very solid Tep.

Year : 2014
Nose : wild, dusty and earthy is what came first. Peat and honey slowly creeps in. Bubble gum and a pair of leather boots that’s been put to work for 25 years on a some farm.
Taste : having a hard time trying to to put a finger on it. Honey comb and flowers dipped in gin.
Finish : trying to rinse out Buckley’s.
F**king complex wow…..

Nose : Very fruity, old leather, bbq smoke, orange Peel, caramel and barnyard thrown in.
Taste : sweet and concentrated with a medium body, salty, oily, a little cooked agave.
Finish : dry, salty, quick, barely any smoke with lots of fruit.
Complex yet easy drinking..

Lote : 03
Bottle : 126
Nose : Very herbal and vegetal. Sweet vanilla, dusty and earthy.
Taste : Elegant yet complex. Caramelized agave and loads of vegetal notes.
Finish : Extremely present yet not too overwhelming, hardly any smoke. Perfect!
I could drink this stuff at any occasion…

Lote : 1
Bottle : 180
I am truly perplexed as to how a bottle at this price point ($45 USD) and low abv can be this good..
Nose : Milk chocolate, cheese, herbal notes, old leather and cherries. Sounds like a dirty mess but it works well.
Taste : pretty much on par with the nose but a tad sweeter . No bite whatsoever.
Finish : Dry, slightly smokey.
This is no lightweight. You can smell this mezcal across the room. Hope they can maintain this quality. Wow…. Durango.

This one is from Pedro Vasquez at 47.3%.
Edition 6 2014
Nose : Dusty, vegetal with spices and bananas
Taste : strange… this taste more like a Tepextate.? Cooked agave, leather, vegetal. Very complex. Love it!
Finish : sticky, long and slightly smokey.

Lote : 23
Year : 2018
Nose : Dust, ash and leather. Evolving into mint and gaz??
Taste : cameralized agave, vanilla, and a burnt note.
Finish : again gaz. Very unpleasant.
Must be a bad batch judging from previous reviews.

Lote : 09
Date : 01/16
Nose : Immediately cherries and blue cheese. Sour with caramel and faint herbs.
Taste : also sour with berries and bagasse. Clay and chocolate round it off.
Finish : Wow that’s big. Let’s just say it leaves a permanent impression. Everything I mentioned plus some smoke.

Lot : AA006/633
ABV : 45%
Nose : one word “GREEN”. Like sticking your head in Garden. Lettuce, rosemary, basil and spearmint dominant.
Taste : Very elegant, brings everything on the nose in focus. The clay distillation perfectly rounds out it’s rough edges.
Finish : sits on your palette forever..
Magical..

Lot : AA011/019
44%
Nose : starts with a heavy dose of lettuce, basil and celery. Then turns into a barnyard with wet socks. (in a good way)
Taste : sweeten herbs, vanilla, candy and liquorice.
Finish : soft with a strong presence.
Complex yet very approachable. Excellent price point.

Lote : 00918
Nose : well integrated smoke, minty, sweet and loaded with burnt sugar.
Taste : Wow! Cheesy and vegetal at first, then all butterscotch.
Finish : Dry and peaty.
Wasn’t impressed with the start of the bottle, but midway she showed my her true colors..

Lote : SBG012/18
Nose : Very muted, some cinnamon then opened up to stronger notes of leather
Taste : much more pronounced, fruity, sweet and a wallop of caramel.
Finish : Dry, quite long, light smoke.
Must be patient to get any out it.

Batch : 01 – 17
Bottle : 640
Nose : Very soft and clean. Notes of cinnamon, salt and after a while lightly vegetal.
Taste : cameralized agave (bagasse), spices and slightly herbal.
Finish : silky, sweet and long
Wow! Always been a fan of smoke.. But, I don’t miss it in this case.