Reviews / Mezcalero No. 25
Review · · by The Editors
Mezcalero No. 25
Cirilo and Cosme Hernandez on tobalá – the quintessential wild
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Mezcalero Mezcal
- Maestro: Cirilo Hernandez, Cosme Hernandez
- Region: San Baltazar Guélavila, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobala
- ABV: 47.5%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Single-agave tobalá from a trusted maestro pair at 47.5% is the category's default move, and Mezcalero No. 25 executes it at benchmark level. This is a bottle to pour when introducing a serious spirits drinker to wild mezcal – the Hernandez brothers' work, at this proof, makes the case better than most writing could.
Tobalá is the category's ambassador. Mezcalero 25 is its passport photo
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower, then honey, ripe melon, a fine smoke
Palate: 47.5% with tobalá's round, tropical, aromatic character beautifully carried – weight and lift both present, the mineral undercurrent anchoring it
Finish: Floral, iron-tinged – long
The bottom line
Chase it down. Reference tobalá
Where to buy online
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