Reviews / Verás Joven
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Verás Joven
Unsigned Matatlán espadín at a commodity proof
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Veras Mezcal
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $40–90 ($$)
Verdict
Without a maestro named and at 40% proof, Verás's joven lives in the same anonymous corner of the shelf as most supermarket mezcals. The Matatlán fingerprint is faintly present, but there's nothing here to recommend over Banhez or Vida at the same price. Choose accordingly.
An unsigned bottle at 40% is the category admitting it doesn't need to try
Tasting notes
Nose: Faint smoke, a sweet edge
Palate: Thin and clean at 40%, with no maestro credited and the liquid reading as generic Matatlán
Finish: Sweet, unremarkable
The bottom line
Nothing here Vida doesn't already do. Unsigned Matatlán espadín is the category's beige