Reviews / Zignum Silver
Review · · by The Editors
Zignum Silver
The bottom of the shelf, labelled with confidence
Score: 1.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Zignum Mezcal
- Region: Tlacolula, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $35 ($)
Verdict
Zignum Silver is the bottle we'd send back if a bar poured it without asking. Consensus 1.5 lines up with ours. The proof is the giveaway, the solvent note is the confirmation, and the price-point strategy is the point. Skip it. For the same money Vida is honest, Banhez is better, and a dozen small-producer jovenes outclass it.
Some bottles argue against the category. This is one of them
Tasting notes
Nose: Faint cooked agave, vague sweetness, a trace of solvent
Palate: At 40% the bottle reads thin, sugary, with a chemical edge that says more about the production than the brand brief wants to admit. Hollow in the middle
Finish: Acrid, unwelcome – short
The bottom line
Skip. One of the weakest bottles in the category
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- BevMo
- Wooden Cork – $39.99