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Mal Bien Zacate Limón
Abocado con zacate limón – a flavored espadín at 40%
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Mal Bien
- Maestro: Oscar Morales Garcia
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $39 ($)
Verdict
Abocados (infused mezcales) live or die on whether the base spirit can hold its own next to the additive. Here it can't: 40% of espadín is under-proofed for a straight drink, and lemongrass infusion turns what's left into a soft, sweet, cocktail-adjacent liquid. Compare with Real Minero's serious abocados and the gap is clear.
Flavored espadín at 40% – neither mezcal nor aperitif
Tasting notes
Nose: Lemongrass, then soft cooked agave, faint smoke, cane sweetness
Palate: 40% of espadín infused with lemongrass – the infusion dominates, the mezcal under it reads thin and under-proofed for its own defense
Finish: Citrusy, gone – short
The bottom line
A pass. A flavored bottle that doesn't earn the base
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 4 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.