Alma Libre Mexicano

Item: Alma Libre Mexicano
Rating: 3.5
Author: The Editors

Mexicano at 45% – Alma Libre stretching its range

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Producer: Alma Libre Mezcal
Maestro: Efraín Hernández Escobar
Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
Agave: Mexicano
ABV: 45%
Price: $60 ($$)

Verdict

A legitimate mexicano at a reasonable price. Alma Libre's willingness to bottle mexicano at accessible pricing is part of the producer's value thesis, mexicano is an underappreciated agave that rarely shows up below boutique-import economics. At 45% the agave's vegetal-mineral register holds, and the producer's discipline stays clean. No consensus; we score it 3.5. Solid Alma Libre for mexicano-curious drinkers.

Alma Libre's wild-agave range punches above its distribution

Tasting notes

Nose: Green herb with cooked agave

Palate: Lean and clean at 45% – mexicano's character readable

Finish: Dry, herbal

The bottom line

Solid Alma Libre