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Montelobos
Espadín Joven Mezcal

Category: Blanco Mezcal

Date Tasted: 5/4/2022

Country: Mexico

Alcohol: 43.2%

Certified Organic

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95 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

$39

Montelobos
Espadín Joven Mezcal

Category: Blanco Mezcal

Date Tasted: 5/4/2022

Country: Mexico

Alcohol: 43.2%

Clear color. Grassy, umami, savory aromas and flavors of olive brine, blue cheese stuffed olives, elote, sweet corn and spices, mint, caramelized plantains, honey, and pistachio with an oily, dry fat body and a peppery, distinctive, medium-long finish displaying impressions of blanched almond, roasted tomato, coconut cream with cracked black pepper, cider apple, and spiced pear. A sweet, savory, and funky fun Mezcal that will surprise and delight your palette with every sip.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Rich & Full
	Aroma:	olive brine, blue cheese stuffed olives, elote, sweet corn and spices, mint, caramelized plantains, honey, and pistachio
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with impressions of blanched almond, roasted tomato, coconut cream with cracked black pepper, cider apple, and spiced pear
	Smoothness:	Peppery
	Finish:	Long
	Enjoy:	Enjoy on its own
	Bottom Line:	A sweet, savory, and funky fun Mezcal that will surprise and delight your palette with every sip.

The Importer

Campari America

1114 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

USA

1 212-207-4350

www.campariamerica.com

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Blanco Mezcal

Serve in a Copita

About

Blanco Mezcal

Blanco mezcal is a spirit from Mexico that can be made from as many as 18 different types of the agave plant, some cultivated and some wild. Most are produced in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. A blanco mezcal is distilled in a copper still (sometimes double distilled) and is not aged in oak, thus preserving a clear appearance.

Mezcal is often confused with tequila, as both are made from agave. But while tequila must be made from one specific blue agave, mezcal can be produced from eighteen different types of agave (maguey). There are two types of mezcal, those made exclusively from maguey and those made from at least 80% maguey mixed with other ingredients. Mezcal has similar aging terms as tequila, such as reposado and añejo, but generally mezcal is more of an artisanal product, so examples of mezcal vary more than tequila.

Most are double-distilled, while some are triple-distilled and then aged for several years in oak barrels. Flavors range from smoked herbs and pepper to tobacco and charred fruits. Serve these on their own, in an adventuresome cocktail, or with a cigar.