Casamigos Mezcal Joven vs Montelobos Espadin
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 | Montelobos Espadin | |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 1.5/5 | 3.0/5 |
| The public | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| Price | $55 | $44 |
| ABV | 40% | 43% |
| Agave | Espadin | Espadin |
| Region | Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca | Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca |
The call
This one is not close. Montelobos Espadin outscores Casamigos Mezcal Joven by 1.5 points on our rubric and costs less doing it.
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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Montelobos Espadin
A safe cocktail bottle. Pass for sipping
Nose: Green apple with pineapple candy
Palate: Friendly, middle-weight, smoother than most in the price bracket but without much to say
Finish: Faintly sweet, clean
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