Kimo Sabe Joven Albedo

Verdict

Kimo Sabe's Albedo is the bottle that embarrasses the category, seven agaves blended from Oaxaca and Zacatecas into something that tastes like nothing in particular. Mezcal's whole pitch is specificity; this bottle specifically refuses it. Walk past the seven-agave blend. Any single-agave from Banhez or Vida for about the same price destroys it.

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave, then mild smoke, a chemical top

Palate: 43% – the proof is honest but the liquid sits as a composite blend with no unifying logic; seven agaves across two states, producing a flat, homogenized flavor that tastes like a lab target

Finish: Clean, gone

The bottom line

Seven agaves add up to nothing here. Single-agave honesty beats blended noise

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 5 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

• Flaviar – $35
• Hi-Time Wine
• Caskers – $40
• Total Wine
• K&L Wines