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Miel de Tierra Joven

Same Teresa, same 40% ceiling, same muted outcome

Score: 2.5/5 agaves

Miel de Tierra Joven bottle
  • Producer: Miel de Tierra Mezcal
  • Maestro: Teresa Rubio Murillo
  • Region: Jalpa, Zacatecas
  • Agave: Azul
  • ABV: 40%
  • Price: $55 ($$)

Verdict

Miel de Tierra's Joven is a paper-different bottle from the Añejo but functionally close, azul tequilana, 40%, Zacatecas commerce. One reviewer at 3.0; we come in at more skeptical. If you're buying for the brand it's consistent with itself, but if you're buying mezcal for the agave's voice, this is the wrong shelf.

A mezcal that wishes it were a tequila, and drinks like it got its wish

Tasting notes

Nose: Faint smoke, then baked pear, light oak, vanilla

Palate: Tequilana azul at 40% – the Zacatecas tequila-leaning register, soft and sweet rather than savory

Finish: Sweet, clean

The bottom line

Pass. The Salmiana is where Teresa's signature actually shows

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