Reviews / El Mito de Zaragoza Cupreata
Review · · by The Editors
El Mito de Zaragoza Cupreata
Consensus 0.5 on a mid-proof wild agave – something went wrong, and the community isn't being unfair about it
Score: 1.0/5 agaves
- Producer: El Mito de Zaragoza Mezcal
- Maestro: Rey D Castro
- Region: Axaxacualco, Guerrero
- Agave: Cupreata
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Whether the problem is contamination or a cuts issue is guesswork from outside, the result is a bottle that shouldn't have left the palenque. Skip, obviously. A failed release that the 0.5 consensus calls exactly right; sometimes the community's harshest scores are the most honest ones on the site.
Rare to see a consensus this low on a mid-proof wild agave, and deservedly so
Tasting notes
Nose: Alcohol, faint smoke, acetone, a chemical sweetness that plays as distillation fault rather than agave character
Palate: Thin and off at 48%. Something went wrong in production, the bottle doesn't drink like cupreata and doesn't drink like legitimate mezcal at any proof
Finish: Bitter, with a lingering chemical note. Stays short
The bottom line
A skip. Avoid even for curiosity
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.