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Review · · by The Editors
Metiche 49
San Luis Potosí salmiana at a proof that honors it
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Metiche Mezcal
- Maestro: Juan Manuel Pérez Juárez
- Region: Charcas, San Luis Potosí
- Agave: Salmiana
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $43 ($)
Verdict
Metiche's main SLP salmiana at 40% is the polite version; the 49 is the real argument for the agave and the region. Juan Manuel Pérez Juárez gives you the dry, savory, desert-inflected profile without the volume dial turned down. Hunt the 49 if you want to understand what San Luis Potosí mezcal is for.
Proof is the whole argument on northern wild agaves, and Metiche 49 makes it
Tasting notes
Nose: Dry hay, then desert herb, green pepper, a wisp of smoke
Palate: 49% with the northern agave's dry, herbal, almost savory profile fully shown, this is what Metiche drinks like when it isn't apologizing for itself
Finish: Dry, mineral, long
The bottom line
Worth the hunt the 49. The 40% version isn't the one to buy
Where to buy online
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