Reviews / Zacbe Joven
Review · · by The Editors
Zacbe Joven
Cirial in the mix, but the proof undoes the ambition
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Zacbé Mezcal
- Maestro: Apolonio Ramirez
- Region: San Agustín Amatengo, Oaxaca
- Agave: Cirial, Espadin
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
Zacbe's joven includes cirial – a karwinskii relative with real character, which should be a reason to buy. At 40%, though, the agaves read as suggestions rather than statements; the proof cuts the bottle's own pitch. Pass and buy Wild Common's ensamble or Banhez at the same money, where the proof and the blend agree.
A blend this ambitious needs a proof to match
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, green herbs, light smoke, confected vanilla
Palate: The cirial-espadín blend showing up in ghostly outline rather than definition. Polished past the interesting bits; thin and soft at 40%
Finish: Lightly sweet, hollow. Short
The bottom line
Pass. Cirial deserves more proof than this offers