Review #431; Mezcal #50: Maguey Melate Tobaziche

This is a bottling from Mezcal Club maguey Melate. This comes to use from Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca. This Tobaziche was grown for 15 years wild, cooked for 5 days in an earthen oven, grinded by hand with a wooden club, then clay pot fermented for 18 days.

Mezcalero: Felix Cruz Angeles

Batch: FEL-TOB-001

ABV: 47%

Nose: Pungent and savory. Olives, oregano, cooked spinach, saffron, cream cheese

Palate: Oily full mouthfeel. Olives, oregano, clay and earthy. Minerality, cooked greens, slight smoked pork, cheese funk.

Finish: Medium length, warm, savory spices, olives, saline, slight smoked pork

Rating: 8/10

This stuff is delicious, weird, and unique. Tons of savory spices here, lots of olive, pepper, oregano, it’s like pizza seasoning in a bottle with some slight greenness and meatiness to go with it.

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect


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