Reviews / Convite Esencial

Review · · by The Editors

Convite Esencial

38% ABV and a price tag that should be 30% lower

Score: 2.5/5 agaves

Convite Esencial bottle
  • Producer: Convite Mezcal
  • Maestro: Cosme "Tucho" Hernandez, Daniel Hernandez
  • Region: San Baltazar Guélavila, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 38%
  • Price: $50 ($)

Verdict

Convite Esencial is the wrong bottle to anchor a producer's range on. At 38% the aromatics are diluted past recovery, and the marketing does most of the heavy lifting. The higher Convite bottles are better; this one is how you lose readers.

Proof is not a minor detail. It's the whole structure

Tasting notes

Nose: Faint smoke, then banana, confected vanilla

Palate: Thin, sweet, a manufactured easiness that comes through as cut-with-water

Finish: Short. Hollow

The bottom line

Skip it. The ensamble above it is the one to buy

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 3 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

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