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Review · · by The Editors

Buen Suceso Mezcal

SLDR at 40% – commercial-friendly production that doesn't do its village of origin any favors

Score: 2.5/5 agaves

Buen Suceso Mezcal bottle
  • Producer: Buen Suceso Mezcal
  • Maestro: Francisco Ortiz
  • Region: San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 40%
  • Price: $49 ($)

Verdict

If you can't taste San Luis del Rio in an SLDR bottle, the village label is doing work the liquid hasn't earned. Buen Suceso sits below the mineral spine that's the whole point of village bottling, a commercial-tier release that undersells its own terroir. Skip; Nuestra Soledad's SLDR is the same village done honestly.

Commercial SLDR doesn't do the village justice

Tasting notes

Nose: Faint smoke, pineapple candy and a trace of cooked sugar

Palate: Thin-bodied at 40% – commercial production on a village that can do much more

Finish: Sweet, with a faint smoke fade

The bottom line

Skip. Nuestra Soledad SLDR at similar-ish money is the upgrade