Casamigos Mezcal Joven vs Del Maguey VIDA Clásico
Two bottles that end up on the same shelf, tasted the same way on the same rubric. Scores, current average US prices, and the call.
| Casamigos Mezcal Joven | Del Maguey VIDA Clásico | |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 1.5/5 | 3.0/5 |
| The public | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| Price | $55 | $36 |
| ABV | 40% | 42% |
| Agave | Espadin | Espadin |
| Region | Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca | San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca |
The call
Del Maguey VIDA Clásico wins by 1.5 full points; Casamigos Mezcal Joven is not in the same conversation, and it cannot even claim the price advantage.
Casamigos Mezcal Joven
Don't
Nose: Sweet – then thin, confected – a vanilla-forward base with barely any smoke, a faint cane-sugar note and something vaguely alcoholic underneath
Palate: Almost sugary, industrial, with a manufactured smoothness that plays as absence. 40% is the wrong proof for anything the agave might have wanted to say, and every production decision points toward drinkability-for-non-mezcal-drinkers rather than toward the spirit
Finish: Hot, sweet, gone in a way that almost feels engineered – short
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Del Maguey VIDA Clásico
Underrated as a category workhorse. Overrated as a sipper
Nose: Campfire smoke up front, green banana, a little acetone on a warm pour
Palate: Bright, a touch thin, with sweet agave under the smoke. Less refined than the rest of the Del Maguey range
Finish: Peppery, clean – short
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