Scorpion Silver

Item: Scorpion Silver
Rating: 3.0
Author: The Editors

A 40% blanco from a brand that can do better

Score: 3.0/5 agaves

Producer: Scorpion Mezcal
Maestro: Doug French
Region: Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 40%
Price: $55 ($)

Verdict

Scorpion's silver is the bar-well bottle of the Scorpion ladder – Doug French's craft is there, but 40% keeps the ceiling low. Pleasant, inoffensive, a step behind Del Maguey Vida on charm. Consensus 3.3 rounds down to 3.0.

An entry bottle that makes the case for moving up the ladder

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave, gentle smoke

Palate: 40% is the cap; Scorpion's silver is cleanly made within that constraint, producing a pleasant if unchallenging espadín joven

Finish: Clean, soft smoke

The bottom line

Pass; buy the Scorpion añejo or Vida at similar money