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Review · · by The Editors
Ojo de Dios Odd Cafe
Coffee-infused mezcal. We are not making this up
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Ojo de Dios Mezcal
- Maestro: Francisco Ortiz
- Region: San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 35%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
Abocado con means 'flavored with' and Ojo de Dios isn't hiding the assignment. This is an espresso-martini base that used mezcal instead of vodka, and at 35% it's legally closer to a liqueur than a spirit. Fine for what it is; just don't mistake it for mezcal. Skip unless you're specifically chasing the cocktail it was built for.
Call it what it is: a liqueur in mezcal costume
Tasting notes
Nose: Cold brew, brown sugar
Palate: At 35% and with coffee steeped in, the agave is a footnote. Sweet, bitter, unremarkable
Finish: Syrupy, coffee-leaning. Short
The bottom line
A skip unless you need a coffee-mezcal base for one specific cocktail