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Review · · by The Editors

Mezcal Gin MG

Mezcal-gin hybrid that argues for the category

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Mezcal Gin MG bottle
  • Producer: Mezcal Gin MG
  • Maestro: Juan Manuel Conde
  • Region: San Miguel, Durango
  • Agave: Cenizo
  • ABV: 45%
  • Price: $61 ($$)

Verdict

Juan Manuel Conde's Mezcal Gin MG is what the mezcal-gin hybrid category needs more of, the base spirit isn't hidden, the botanicals aren't performing, and the result drinks like a genuine Durango cenizo gin instead of a flavored mezcal. Hunt a bottle; this is the crossover done right.

Mezcal-gin is a genre most brands should stop trying. MG is the argument for keeping it

Tasting notes

Nose: Juniper, cooked cenizo, green herb, wet stone

Palate: 45% with the mezcal base carrying the juniper rather than disappearing under it, this is gin made on a cenizo platform, and the result is more interesting than most of either category separately

Finish: Long, herbal, mineral

The bottom line

Worth the chase. The best mezcal-gin hybrid we've tasted

Where to buy online

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