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Creyente

Creyente
Mezcal Artesanal Joven

Category: Blanco Mezcal

Date Tasted:
Country: Mexico
Alcohol: 40%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$49

Creyente
Mezcal Artesanal Joven

Category: Blanco Mezcal

Date Tasted:
Country: Mexico
Alcohol: 40%
Clear color. Meaty, green aromas of savory, meaty, funky, cheesy, umami, barnyard/ distilled brett, dried rose petal, roasted almost burned walnut, olive brine, and bleu cheese with a fat body and a very long cedar plank, green apple, strawberry preserves, poblano, and fire roasted corn finish. A very bold, funky Mezcal that will be greatly enjoyed whether sipped or in mixed cocktails.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: savory, meaty, funky, cheesy, umami, barnyard/ distilled brett, dried rose petal, roasted almost burned walnut, olive brine, and bleu cheese
Taste Flavor: cedar plank, green apple, strawberry preserves, poblano, and fire roasted corn
Smoothness Smoothness: Normal
Finish Finish: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: neat and on the rocks
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A very bold, funky Mezcal that will be greatly enjoyed whether sipped or in mixed cocktails.

The Producer

Jose Cuervo Mexico

The Producer
Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena #800
Santa Fe
Mexico City, 01210
Mexico
52 55-5258 7000

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Blanco Mezcal

Spirits Glass Copita Clear.jpg
Serve in a Copita
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.