Tastes

Anise licorice. Blah. Not a fan of the turkey pechuga category

Strange. Anise is fairly strong. Not a fan. But quite viscous. Actually more black licorice than anise and chili in the finish.

More interesting than good. Very sharp strong anise flavor. Meat more in the nose than in the palette. That is the other secondary flavor that comes through on palette. Faint sweetness. Other flavors if present are overpowered by anise and chicken

Not very complex but fantastic expression from maguey Melate. One of the best. Strong pineapple coconut flavors on the palette to start, then pleasant smoke and metal take over in the finish to balance. But the initial fruit notes linger long after dancing with the industrial notes. Also very viscous and rich. Excellent. Is this the mezcalera or the agave that brings these flavors?

3rd tasting apples, more viscous this time than dry, metal in the finish but now a huge waft of smoke that lingers and covers the palette until cleansed. More interesting than tasty. I don’t think I’d get a bottle bc not my thing but well made mezcal nonetheless

First tasting comparable to del maguey vida. Pretty mediocre

Decent dram, mild agave sweetness balanced with an earthy bitterness and jalapeño in the finish. Lacks the richness of maguey Melate expressions I’ve tried. Isn’t as tasty as most of the del maguey expressions I’ve tried. This is better than the bottom shelf Vida expression though

Comparable to del maguey mid level espadin expression

Second tasting. So weird. Totally different notes prolly bc I’m new to Mezcal but still excellent. Pineapple coconut at first, then astringency, agave, metal and smoke.

Second tasting faint apple and prominent metallic note make this more interesting than tasty.