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Review · · by The Editors
Bruxo Receta Inicial
Receta Inicial at 37% – not a mezcal in spirit or in proof, and below the category's credibility floor
Score: 1.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Bruxo Mezcal
- Maestro: Lucio Morales Lopez
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 37%
- Price: $40 ($)
Verdict
The NOM specifies 35% as the legal minimum; this bottle is barely above it and drinks exactly that way. Every shortcut the proof enables shows on the palate. Skip; anything Bruxo ships at 45%+ is better, and anything another producer ships at 45%+ is better still. There's no argument here for shelf space.
37% should not appear on a serious mezcal label
Tasting notes
Nose: Faint smoke up front. Sharp alcohol, acetone, a chemical sweetness underneath
Palate: Thin, hot, industrial at 37%. Below the category's credibility threshold, mezcal at 37% is no longer mezcal in the sense of having the aromatic complexity the category implies
Finish: Bitter, with a chemical aftertaste. Short
The bottom line
A skip