Lot SFDR1702L2616. Jeez! Longest Lot number ever! Roasted chapulines, pound cake, cinnamon, peppermint candy, anise, banana bread, and rosewater. I dig it.
D-25. Chocolate, roasted peanuts, papaya, mango, pineapple, cucumber, and allspice. Very tropical.
DS008B-C. Sweet and spicy. Caramel, cinnamon, allspice, clove, and brown sugar. Nice for sipping by the fire on a cold rainy night.
SBG-E1601. Floral and mineral with white pepper spice and something metallic, like cold steel. I like it.
MIA-TBS1902. This one is really fruity! Honeydew melon, cantaloupe melon, banana, coconut, and bubblegum. Yum!
Edición 15. Gregorio Martinez Jarquin. This is a really nice Madrecuishe! Very earthy and mineral. Like desert sand and granite rocks after a rain, with a faint hint of orange blossom and dried thyme. I had this at a restaurant and found it impossible to follow the conversation at the table, I kept getting lost in this Mezcal.
MIA-A1902. Minty, with fresh pine needles, pine bark, and freshly turned earth. Nice.
MIA-M1902. Salty and spicy with notes of white pepper, graphite, and cucumber. The flavors were a bit dull and muddled, not very complex. Still good though.
MIA-B1902. Every once in a while I taste a Mezcal that’s really nutty, I like this flavor a lot. This Madrecuixe had flavors of crushed peanuts, salted caramel and spearmint. Yum!
Tried another batch at a bar in Puerto Vallarta and it was also fantastic!! Like blackberry pie covered in butterscotch and salted caramel!
Fresh jalapeño, buttered popcorn, pineapple, pine and eucalyptus. A meaty, complex Mezcal. It was the unanimous favorite of the 5 La Medida expressions we tried.
This is what tequila could be like if the piñas were roasted, crushed, and wild fermented instead of steamed, shredded, extracted, and fermented with cultured yeast. The nose is obviously blue agave, like tequila but more floral and complex. The taste is like tequila but more grassy, fruity, and complex. Really interesting. I like it!
Nice Arroqueño with notes of wet earth and lots of tropical fruits. I would like to try more from this brand.
Lot 12-17. Freshly cut roses, caramel candy, clove, cinnamon, long spice-filled finish. Mmmm…
Very soft, a bit watery. Fresh jalapeño and green bell pepper. It’s just ok, pretty boring.
Lot 1. Raw leafy vegetables, asparagus, sage, thyme, herbal tea and anise. Interesting Sotol.
Lot 2. Very one note. ANISE!! I tried my hardest to discern any other flavors but all I got was anise. The Pernod of Sotols. 2.5 stars.
Lot 2. March 2019. Lupe Lopez. I wish that I had written down the year and the producer for that last one I tasted! This one is completely different! It’s in the red bottle but is 100% agave Angustifolia Haw, the batch is only 38 Liters. This is remarkable! It’s like drinking the desert! All earth and minerals. I didn’t get anything else, no fruits, no herbs, no flowers or spices. Just pure desert. I absolutely love this! 5 stars.
Lot 1, December 2018, Lupe Lopez. Angustifolia Haw. Smells like cucumber yogurt raita. A citrus bomb!! Tangerines, oranges, satsumas, bbq sauce, bbq pineapple, and cotton candy. 4 stars
Lot 275. Creamy and hot. Pineapples and fresh orange blossoms. Pleasant mezcal lacking complexity. Great price!
Lot 0364. Spicy, menthol, green jalapeño, bell pepper, cinnamon, vanilla. Good cuixe for the price point.
Spearmint, wood fired tri-tip steak, banana, magnolia flower, roasted pineapple, and brown sugar. Yum. I like the Mezcalero series a lot!
Lot 01. Strawberries!!! I can’t remember a Mezcal that tasted this much like strawberries! Also anise, caramel, roses, freshly turned soil, and peppermint. The smell was like freshly made cotija cheese.
