The Bottle: A nice green glass bottle with an excellent faux-cork. The label has a lot interesting and somewhat useful information about the provenance of the spirit. The artwork is a touch cartoony for my taste, however. It seems to be taking itself seriously as opposed to some craft beer labels you see out there that are of a similar style, but with an opposite intention. The good news to all of this is that it makes it easy to spot on the shelf when you are looking for it to make a purchase. In the Glass: Crystal clear and nicely viscous. On the Nose: Let's couch the following comments with the fact that this is the first Mezcal that I've ever sampled. So I'm not sure what elements of what I'm getting are specific to this expression or if they are common to the spirit type itself. So, rimmed glass of salt for the following... Vegetal, smoky, leather. This is what I imagine that it smells like to be riding a horse through a rainforest with someone smoking a pipe. It's a medicinal kind of smoke to my nose, the way that Laphroaig is in the single malt scotch world. The old leather notes really develop as it opens, it has a very "rare bookshop" kind of mojo. Taste: The initial flavor is light, but then develops a heavy vegetal punch akin to what is on the nose. This is not a dainty or subtle spirit, and I mean that in a good way. There is a pronounced sweetness on the finish that lingers for a bit and then dries to a nice bitterness. It's interesting and inviting and definitely not for everyone. I primarily use it in cocktails, but I can see myself enjoying this (or other Mezcal expressions) as the occasional sipper when I want something a bit different.