Koch el Mezcal Espadín

This is a really nice Mezcal at a very good price. Nice, bright citrus nose with a wisp of smoke. Taste takes a 180 into savory vegetal territory. Great experience.

Absolutely amazing. Citrus, herbs, smoke at the end. 95

This is an excellent mezcal. It has the traditional notes you'd expect from a Espadín Joven, but the big unique point to this bottle is the sweet fruit notes that limit the alcohol flavor of entry level mezcals. Before trying this, I thought Mezcal Union was a great starting selling point for people new to mezcal, but now this Koch El definitely takes the lead as best entry points to the mezcal world.

So much more smooth, with a hint of caramel, than Los Siete Misterios

When you first nose this you get one dominant note- Rubber! Think freshly paved road and that's essentially what your smelling. Once it opens up, then you get clay, mesquite wood ash, and roasted agave. Taste is similar, big rubber notes and lots of smoke, followed by a vegetal note/roasted agave, and mineral notes. It would be top shelf, but what brings it down is that it is very alcoholic. At times you can work with it and other times it gets very hot that it'll numb you.