This Ensamble combines Espadin, Cuishe, and Tepeztate distilled on a copper still. It was cooked for 5 days in a conical oven, milled by a horse drawn tahona, and has 76 liters of it bottled in Feburary of 2020.
Mezcalero: Berta Vasquez
Batch:Aficionados/Seelbachs
ABV: 49.5%
Nose: Brine, wood smoke, minerality, slight earth, metallic ting.
Palate: Mediumish mouthfeel, minerality, brine, wood smoke, green vegetalness.
Finish: Medium length finish. Warm, slight wood smoke, brine, minerality, faint earthiness.
Rating: 6/10
This comes across as very good. It has some very nice minerality and earthiness going on with it. Tons of savory notes with those, as well as some faint hints of vegetalness and brine. Overall, a very good offering from Rezpiral and Berta but one that does not rise quite as high for me as other releases.
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