Reviews / Cómplice Orígenes 38%
Review · · by The Editors
Cómplice Orígenes 38%
A 38% mezcal – legally borderline, spiritually already gone
Score: 1.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Cómplice Mezcal
- Maestro: Humberto Hernández
- Region: San Juan del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 38%
- Price: $40 ($)
Verdict
38% is not a proof, it's a concession – this bottle exists to clear a price point and the liquid pays the price. Humberto Hernández is better than this assignment. Skip without ceremony; the category has a dozen bottles that do more with an extra four percentage points. Commercial mezcal's saddest habit is on full display.
A mezcal that asks to be forgiven for existing
Tasting notes
Nose: Faint citrus, then light vegetal sweetness, almost nothing
Palate: Watery and apologetic at 38% ABV, engineered to slip past the palate rather than engage it
Finish: Gone
The bottom line
A skip. 38% ABV is a tell and the tell is correct