MEZCAL Tasting - Intro to Mezcal - What IS Mezcal?

Mexico Mezcal Haul And Tasting - Welcome Friends! Welcome back to another episode of Cocktails After Dark; today we are tasting 6 different Mezcals that we brought back from our trip to Mexico in November. This mezcal tasting isn't an expert or scientific tasting; it's just two people tasting mezcal, and some of these mezcals for the first time. So what is mezcal? Is Mezcal Tequila? Is Tequila Mezcal?

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Mezcal Alipus “Sta. Ana Del Rio”
- Joven Espadín
- 46.9%
- Nuanced agave flavour
- Balanced floral and vegetal notes

Mezcal Alipus “San Juan”
- Joven Espadín
- 47.5%
- Overwhelming diesel flavour
- Dense on the palate
- Sharp bite without the nuances of agave flavour
- Very challenging flavour profile


Ojo De Tigre
- Joven Espadín / Tobala
- 37%
- Smooth
- Balanced on the palate
- Lightly sweet and herbal


Montelobos
- Joven Espadín
- 43.2%
- Clean slightly sweet taste
- Smooth on the palate
- Slightly earthy
- Not very challenging

400 Conejos
- Joven Espadín
- 38%
- Very lightly flavoured
- Sweet on the nose and palate
- inoffensive to the point of not being memorable


Naro’ba
- Joven Tepextate
- 46%
- Slightly sweet
- Nuanced agave flavours
- Lightly flavoured, with no aftertaste

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