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Review · · by The Editors
Ven A Mi Reposado
A reposado at 38% – a category low
Score: 2.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Ven A Mi Mezcal
- Maestro: Guillermo Abad Hernandez
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 38%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
Reposado mezcal is already a category most serious drinkers avoid, and at 38% the Ven A Mi reposado sits below even the commodity tier's proof floor. The wood dominates, the agave disappears, and the liquid reads closer to a sweetened agave spirit than a mezcal. Skip for any of the house's joven at proof or, better, leave reposado mezcal on the shelf entirely.
38% reposado is mezcal wearing a costume
Tasting notes
Nose: Wood, then vanilla, faint agave, a sugary top note
Palate: With the wood notes dominating whatever agave character the base distillate had; thin and woody at 38%
Finish: Warm, gone. Short
The bottom line
Skip. Reposado mezcal at 38% is the category disappearing