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Review · · by The Editors

San Cosme Joven

A joven at 40%. The category's middle zone

Score: 3.0/5 agaves

San Cosme Joven bottle
  • Producer: San Cosme Mezcal
  • Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 40%
  • Price: $40 ($)

Verdict

San Cosme is the kind of catalog bottle that exists to fill a restaurant list – not broken, not memorable. In a tier where Vida and Banhez already own the shelf, the question is what this bottle adds, and the answer is not much. Consensus 3.3 rounds down to 3.0 cleanly.

A serviceable bottle in a category where "serviceable" is barely enough

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave with a light smoke, faint vanilla

Palate: 40% is the floor; San Cosme's joven does the textbook espadín move without adding to it. Clean, smooth, slight

Finish: Clean, soft. Medium

The bottom line

Pass. Vida and Banhez tell you why

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.