Reviews / Mezcalero No. 15
Review · · by The Editors
Mezcalero No. 15
Sierra Negra from San Luis del Rio – textured and exact
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Mezcalero Mezcal
- Maestro: Baltazar Cruz Gomez
- Region: San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Sierra Negra
- ABV: 47.2%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Mezcalero No. 15 is the series bottle that justifies the numbering. Baltazar Cruz Gomez's production is careful without being cautious, and the Sierra Negra is rendered with weight most producers skip. 3.9 consensus is a touch low.
Sierra Negra at its proper weight – not what the category usually gets
Tasting notes
Nose: Warm nut, dark honey, hot stone
Palate: Dense and slightly bitter, the Sierra Negra's mineral weight amplified by a clay-still character. 47.2% is the right frame
Finish: Drying, warm. Very long
The bottom line
An underappreciated bottle in an underappreciated series
Where to buy online
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