Gracias a Dios Oaxaca Agave Gin
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose offers a wild ride as the number of new scents multiply with each inhalation. Waves of juniper, citrus, baking spices, and smoke fill the nose. The palate confirms the nose delivering a rich, viscous fruit and roasted bell pepper core with waves of salt, charred pineapple, and rosemary. Full-bodied and ultra funky walking the line between Mezcal and Gin — not sure which one is winning! $39 – 4 Stars
Bosscal Joven, 100% Agave Mezcal
Brilliant, crystal clear. The aromatics are wonderfully complex and seductive with baked orchard fruits, orange peel, and refined smoke with supporting notes of lime, mineral, and brown baking spices. The palate confirms the nose delivering a silky, wild agave-focused core with waves of blood orange, citrus zest, and campfire roasted tropical fruits with hints of salt and black pepper. Full-bodied with a supple texture framed by bright acidity contributing to its ideal balance. $44.99 – 4.5 Stars
Bosscal Pechuga de Conejo Joven, 100% Agave Mezcal
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is wild and complex with the scents of stewed apples and plums rising from the glass supported by notes of orange zest, quince, apricot stone, and fennel seeds. The palate echoes the nose delivering a decadent, orchard fruit-core with loads of spice, sweet orange, and more apples in every form from raw and green to roasted and honeyed. Full-bodied and bold with flavors that are quite unexpected. $99.99 – 4 Stars
IZO Bacanora Silver
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is filled with the seductive scents of sweet mesquite smoke with waves of fresh tarragon, baked apples, mineral, and citrus zest and hints of green pepper. The palate confirms the nose delivering rich baked agave flavors with supporting notes of jalapeño, citrus, anise, and sea salt with white peppercorn accents rising on the finish. Medium to full-bodied with a silky texture and ideal balance thanks to bright citrus and ample spice notes. $80 – 4.5 Stars
Mezcal Campante Artesanal Joven, 100% Agave Mezcal
Brilliant, crystal clear. The aromatics are wonderfully complex and alluring, focused on sweet smoke with supporting notes of baked, caramelized pineapple, fresh herbs, wild flowers, and citrus with hints of eucalyptus and vanilla bean. The palate confirms the nose delivering a decadent baked agave core with prominent waves of smoke, orange peel, and vanilla with accents of black pepper and sandalwood on the finish. Medium to full-bodied with a silky texture with ideal balance thanks to bright citrus and subtle spice notes. Made with Espadin and Barril agave grown in the fertile soils of Oaxaca. $64.99 – 4.5 Stars
Lunazul Primero Añejo, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, crystal clear. The eyes deceive the nose as you expect a burst of fruit at first nosing but get a complex oak-driven nose with waves of honey, caramel, ripe red apples, and subtle brown spices. The palate is more explosive than the nose delivering a rich and silky oak and baked agave dominant core with anise, allspice, tarragon, and vanilla bean in support. Ideally balanced with a generous dose of citrus on the finish that keeps it vibrant and crisp. Lunazul Primero is aged for 18 months in American oak and then filtered to strip all color. $29.99 – 4 Stars
Tromba Blanco, 100% Agave Tequila
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, crystal clear. The nose is amazingly complex and generous with loads of ripe agave, ripe pineapple, wild flowers, honeysuckle, citrus zest, and white pepper. The palate echoes the nose being lush with ripe agave supported by vibrant layers of citrus, earth, sea salt, coriander seed, and lime. Medium-bodied with bright acidity that gives the generous fruit great balance and length. $34.99 – 4.5 Stars
Tromba Reposado, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, pale golden color. The nose is quite peppery with baked agave notes, oak, caramel, and citrus with hints of clove and campfire. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a dense, baked agave core with flanking spices, oak, and sweet caramel. Medium-bodied with bright acidity adding freshness with lingering pepper and spice accents. $39.99 – 4 Stars
Tromba Añejo, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, golden color. The nose is sweet and decadent with scents of butterscotch in the lead supported by baked apple, chocolate, vanilla, and caramel. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering an ultra sweet agave core with generous waves of caramel, cotton candy, sweet herbs, and vanilla-soaked oak. Medium-bodied and absolutely decadent finishing with drier and mildly tannic wood accents. $49.99 – 4 Stars
Corazón Reposado, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is rather pretty and more subtle than the blanco offering scents of baked agave, caramel, allspice, nutmeg and hints of citrus. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a lush core that showcases the baked agave while becoming woody at times leading to a long finish punctuated by caramel and brown spices. Medium-bodied with a rich core that becomes drier on the finish providing a vibrant dose of acidity. $29.99 – 3.5 Stars
