Tag Archives: Mezcal

Benevá Añejo Mezcal, 38%

Posted on 25 April 2016 by

The second totally random sample from DSA’s array of niceness. That this was a Mezcal was something that was rather clear from the beginning, although the oak aging bit masked the normally stand out scents quite a bit. I know … Continue reading →

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What? More bottle shares? Again?

Posted on 28 January 2016 by

Exactly 36 days ago I wrote about left overs from bottle shares. While most of these bottles have not been emptied yet, I am already planning new ones. I’ve got some things in the running at the moment that I … Continue reading →

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Mezcal Bottle share #3: Los Danzantes and Alipus

Posted on 25 July 2015 by

Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m doing another bottle share. I keep finding Mezcal a hugely interesting drink. And while not even all bottles from the previous share have been reviewed yet (my to-review queue is about a mile long by now) … Continue reading →

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Alacrán Mezcal Joven, 46%

Posted on 24 July 2015 by

This is one of the two remaining mezcals that I still needed to review from the last bottle-share. I’ve been working my way through the scraps of some of those I already reviewed for a while now and thought it … Continue reading →

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Cinco de Mayo: Three Mezcales de Leyenda

Posted on 6 May 2015 by

A while ago I did a second Mezcal bottle-share of which I haven’t reviewed yet. It’s about high I did, since I have been sipping from them and I don’t want them to get emptied before I wrote tasting notes. … Continue reading →

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Mezcal Festival Day 6: Ilegal Joven, 40%

Posted on 14 March 2015 by

The last of my mezcal collection until yesterday. Yesterday the five new mezcals for the second bottle share came in, but I’m going to do some whiskies again before reviewing those. Anyway, this one is one I bought from The … Continue reading →

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Mezcal Festival Day 5: Minero, Del Maguey, 49%

Posted on 13 March 2015 by

The fourth and last mezcal from the bottle-share, the first one, is the ‘Minero’. The mezcal is produced in Santa Catarina Minas, a couple of miles south of Oaxaca. I was pondering how to write an introduction for this one … Continue reading →

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