Reviews / Alacrán Joven
Review · · by The Editors
Alacrán Joven
Commercial Matatlán espadín, competently made, instantly forgettable
Score: 2.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Alacrán Mezcal
- Maestro: Lucio Morales Lopez
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $52 ($)
Verdict
Alacrán is built to sit on shelves without offending anyone. The brand's distribution strategy prioritizes restaurant back-bars and liquor-store shelves over specialty-importer credibility, and the liquid reflects that priority. At 46% the proof is technically fine; the production has been polished to a commercial template that reads as character-removal. Community consensus aligns. A commercial mezcal in its most engineered form.
Polished commercial mezcal is a category of its own – mostly a dead end
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, faint smoke, confected sweetness
Palate: Thin and polished at 46% – commercial discipline without distinguishing character
Finish: Sweet. Short
The bottom line
A skip
Where to buy online
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