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Review · · by The Editors

Laguna Seca Salmiana

Salmiana at 38%. Below the category floor, below the agave's needs

Score: 2.0/5 agaves

Laguna Seca Salmiana bottle
  • Producer: Laguna Seca Mezcal
  • Region: Bocas, San Luis Potosí
  • Agave: Salmiana
  • ABV: 38%
  • Price: $45 ($)

Verdict

Laguna Seca Salmiana is barely in the mezcal category at 38% – mezcal's legal minimum is 35% but the category consensus floor for palatability is 40%, and this bottle sits under both. Skip. Derrumbes San Luis Potosí sets the salmiana benchmark at 45%. No consensus; our 2.0.

38% salmiana is a category-definition violation

Tasting notes

Nose: Faint green herb, vegetal damp, a cooked agave note, weak smoke

Palate: Thin and bitter-edged at 38%. Salmiana already presents a herbal astringency; 38% amplifies the flaw and erases the shoulder

Finish: Green-bitter, quick close

The bottom line

Skip. Below the category's proof floor