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concert_goerPuntiagudo Arroqueño & Tepextate Onofre Ortiz Mezcal Ensamble 75cl 48.4% ABV
Miahuatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico
Batch 00-EAT-01
Distilled 03/25/2023
Bottle 70/132
Color: crystal clear.
Nose: smoke, burnt wood, limes, shoe polish, sauerkraut, sunflower oil, leather, cucumbers, green peppers, allspice, tobacco, burnt rubber, herbs, salt, and wet newspaper. Mineral and incredibly rich aroma!
Taste: smoke, salt, agave, jalapeño peppers, limes, paste glue, chocolate, and a faint touch of ham.
Finish: smoke, salt, agave, mint chocolate, limes, spices, cloves. Quite long. The lime notes are just terrific!
Score: 9 ¼. Almost excellent. +3+2+2.
Conclusion: the smoke is prominent but does not remotely feel as wild as in the first Puntiagudo mezcal I tasted. Much more balanced in the nose, yet still amazing. The taste and aftertaste are just smooth and delicious, a bit sweet, bringing a tequila feel but that's totally fine. It's an artisanal mezcal as copper pots were used for distillation. An unaged Ensamble blend of two agave varieties, arroqueño and tepextate. 92/100. Wow! I'm going to get one or two more mezcals from this Puntiagudo brand.
Miahuatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico
Batch 00-EAT-01
Distilled 03/25/2023
Bottle 70/132
Color: crystal clear.
Nose: smoke, burnt wood, limes, shoe polish, sauerkraut, sunflower oil, leather, cucumbers, green peppers, allspice, tobacco, burnt rubber, herbs, salt, and wet newspaper. Mineral and incredibly rich aroma!
Taste: smoke, salt, agave, jalapeño peppers, limes, paste glue, chocolate, and a faint touch of ham.
Finish: smoke, salt, agave, mint chocolate, limes, spices, cloves. Quite long. The lime notes are just terrific!
Score: 9 ¼. Almost excellent. +3+2+2.
Conclusion: the smoke is prominent but does not remotely feel as wild as in the first Puntiagudo mezcal I tasted. Much more balanced in the nose, yet still amazing. The taste and aftertaste are just smooth and delicious, a bit sweet, bringing a tequila feel but that's totally fine. It's an artisanal mezcal as copper pots were used for distillation. An unaged Ensamble blend of two agave varieties, arroqueño and tepextate. 92/100. Wow! I'm going to get one or two more mezcals from this Puntiagudo brand.
