PBMichiganWolverine
Xicaru Silver Mezcal
Mezcal Joven — Oaxaca, Mexico
Reviewed
March 2, 2019 (edited February 9, 2024)
Once in a while, you sort of want to deviate from the weekly Saturday night bourbon or whisky. In comes this mezcal, a pour courtesy from @GeologyJack. I think my ratio of whisky / red wine / mezcal / tequila / white wine is 40/40/10/5/5...so relative to red wine and whisky, I’ve not really have had much mezcal. The ones I did have, have been very good ( Del Maguey Chichicapa is probably top of my list). This one brings a nose of agave, maybe some grass. Flavor profile is more herbal. A lot of heat at finish. It’s all heat at finish. This would be a solid 4 stars if not for that tsunami of heat. Nonetheless, and pretty sipper and a solid introduction to mezcal.
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@cascode and I find myself with routines. So, while cooking, it’s red wine. Relaxing in the evening on a Friday and Saturday over some Netflix, it’s whiskey.
Nice review. I know what you mean about variation - good to have a change and it also helps to calibrate the palate. I’ve been drinking mainly cognac, armagnac and calvados in the last fortnight and it’s interesting the things you notice in a familiar whisky when you do come back to it.