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Store-brand economics producing store-brand results https://mezcal.report/r/fanekantsini-chato2026-04-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fanekantsini-chato-pablo-olivera.jpgFanekantsini ChatoPablo Olivera's heirloom chato at 50% – Jalisco's rarest agave, bottled by one of the few families keeping it in production https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-puya2026-04-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-puya-antonio-trujano.jpgCuish PuyaPuya salmiana from Antonio Trujano, at 49% https://mezcal.report/r/mama-chuy-tepeztate2026-04-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mama-chuy-tepeztate-casimiro-perez.jpgMama Chuy TepeztateCasimiro Pérez tepextate at 47% – San Luis Amatlán floral drive https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-barril-tobaziche-espadin2026-04-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-barril-tobaziche-espadin.jpgMezcasiarca Barril, Tobaziche, EspadinClay-pot ensamble with barril anchoring the karwinskii https://mezcal.report/r/admirable-espadin2026-04-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/admirable-espadin.jpgAdmirable EspadinA producer whose wild-agave bottles work, but the espadín doesn't https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-ramirez2026-04-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-ramirez-francisco-garcia-leon.jpgCuish RamírezRamírez agave – another García León reference release, and a vocabulary-expanding 5.0 https://mezcal.report/r/sanzekan-zacatoro-cesareo2026-04-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sanzekan-zacatoro-cesareo.jpgSanzekan Zacatoro - CesareoZacatoro – the sacatoro agave gets its own bottle https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-papalometl-lima2026-04-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-papalometl-lima-martinez.jpgMaguey Melate Papalometl LimaJose Erubiel Mota Martinez – papalometl pechuga with lima https://mezcal.report/r/pechotierra-cenizo2026-04-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pechotierra-cenizo.jpgPechotierra CenizoNuevo León cenizo at 50%, northern mezcal done as art https://mezcal.report/r/ultramundo-lamparillo-colectivo-pelayo2026-04-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ultramundo-lamparillo-colectivo-pelayo.jpgUltramundo Lamparillo - Colectivo PelayoMapimí lamparillo from a collective, proofed to carry https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-mapisaga2026-04-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-mapisaga-cesar-mateo.jpgMaguey Melate MapisagaAguascalientes mapisaga at 53.4% – Cesar Mateo distills the pulquero agave https://mezcal.report/r/mauthia-cupreata2026-04-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mauthia-cupreata.jpgMauthia CupreataGuerrero cupreata doing the one thing cupreata does best https://mezcal.report/r/vecindad-ixtero-amarillo-azul-telcruz2026-04-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vecindad-ixtero-amarillo-azul-telcruz-macario-partida.jpgVecindad Ixtero Amarillo & Azul TelcruzPartida's two-agave capón ensamble from Zapotitlán https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-cirial2026-04-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-cirial.jpgMacurichos CirialCirial at 52.86% – karwinskii at still-proof concentration https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-barril2026-04-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-barril-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral BarrilBerta Vásquez's barril at 45.6% – karwinskii earthiness, rendered patiently https://mezcal.report/r/tomonotomo-tobala2026-04-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tomonotomo-tobala.jpgTomonotomo TobalaNon-alcoholic tobalá is a category searching for a drinker https://mezcal.report/r/buen-camino-madre-cuishe2026-04-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/buen-camino-madre-cuishe.jpgBuen Camino Madre CuisheMadrecuishe at 46%, an Ocotepec village rendering a shade under the agave's ideal proof https://mezcal.report/r/la-gran-ignacia-arroqueno2026-04-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-gran-ignacia-arroqueno.jpgLa Gran Ignacia ArroquenoZoquitlán arroqueño – Ignacia Villafañe's statement https://mezcal.report/r/pasion-ancestral-espadin-con-cafe2026-04-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pasion-ancestral-espadin-con-cafe.jpgPasión Ancestral Espadin con CaféCoffee pechuga on a clay still – the additive and the still both speak https://mezcal.report/r/cocuy-saroche2026-04-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cocuy-saroche.jpgCocuy SarocheVenezuela's answer to mezcal, from a whiskey factory https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-puntas-de-barril-mexicano2026-04-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-puntas-de-barril-mexicano.jpgMacurichos Puntas de Barril / MexicanoPuntas aged five years in glass, finally ready https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-sierrudo-largo-arroqueno-cuishe2026-04-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-sierrudo-largo-arroqueno-cuishe.jpgReal Minero Sierrudo, Largo, Arroqueño, CuisheFour agaves including arroqueño and sierrudo at 52.9% – Real Minero's wide lens https://mezcal.report/r/apaluz-joven2026-04-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/apaluz-joven.jpgApaluz JovenDurango cenizo at 40% – another category gateway https://mezcal.report/r/palomo-pechuga2026-04-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomo-pechuga.jpgPalomo PechugaPalomo's straight pechuga – poultry-based, cleanly made, a touch predictable https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-mezcal-de-pechuga2026-04-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-mezcal-de-pechuga.jpgPierde Almas Mezcal de PechugaPechuga done with an old-forest register https://mezcal.report/r/arrancame-la-vida-arroqueno2026-04-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/arrancame-la-vida-arroqueno-nazario-salas.pngArráncame la Vida ArroquenoA Puebla arroqueño at 45% – Nazario Salas's single-maestra-adjacent work https://mezcal.report/r/dos-pasiones-tepextate2026-04-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dos-pasiones-tepextate.jpgDos Pasiones TepextateTepextate at 45% – Dos Pasiones's flagship, and an instructive mid-tier wild https://mezcal.report/r/noble-fuego-arroqueno2026-04-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-fuego-arroqueno.jpgNoble Fuego ArroqueñoBenjamín Morales's arroqueño at 46% – San Dionisio Ocotepec's americana answer https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-pichumetl2026-04-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-pichumetl-enrique-esquivel.jpgCuish PichumetlPuebla tepeztate – Caltepec's pichumetl, at 50% https://mezcal.report/r/cutwater-joven2026-04-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cutwater-joven.jpgCutwater JovenA San Diego craft label that has no business distilling mezcal https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-salmiana2026-04-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-salmiana-nazario-salas.jpgPuntiagudo SalmianaSalmiana – the highlands agave, Nazario Salas distilling https://mezcal.report/r/cabalgadura-salmiana2026-04-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cabalgadura-salmiana.jpgCabalgadura SalmianaSLP salmiana at 55% – a category-bending high-proof release from San Luis Potosí https://mezcal.report/r/chimeco-jabali-de-jabali-pechuga2026-04-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chimeco-jabali-de-jabali-pechuga.jpgChimeco Jabali de Jabali (Pechuga)Jabalí pechuga of jabalí – a rare meat-distilled variant https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-bicuixe-jorge-jarquin2026-04-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-bicuixe-jorge-jarquin.jpgMezcalosfera Bicuixe - Jorge JarquinJorge Jarquin on bicuishe – a second voice, same agave https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-cuixe-tepextate2026-04-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-cuixe-tepextate-tio-tello.jpg5 Sentidos Cuixe & TepextateTío Tello's cuishe-tepextate – another complete 5 Sentidos ensamble in the natural aromatic-mineral pairing https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-cuixe-con-espadin-de-milpa-y-tepextate2026-04-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-cuixe-con-espadin-de-milpa-y-tepextate-santos.jpgGusto Historico Cuixe con Espadin de Milpa y TepextateCuishe-espadín-tepextate – Santos's three-part masterclass https://mezcal.report/r/palalma-michoacan-azul2026-04-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-michoacan-azul.jpgPal'alma Michoacán - AzulAzul from Michoacán – tequila's cousin, raised differently https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-marteno-con-espadin2026-04-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-marteno-con-espadin-tio-pedro-lalo.jpg5 Sentidos Marteño con EspadinMarteño with espadín from the Minas clay-pot axis – a sleeper you haven't heard of https://mezcal.report/r/machee-amarillo2026-04-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/machee-amarillo.jpgMacheé AmarilloSingle-varietal amarillo at 49.8%. Proof-forward karwinskii https://mezcal.report/r/salvadores-destilado-con-tuna2026-04-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvadores-destilado-con-tuna.jpgSalvadores Destilado con TunaDistilled with prickly pear – quieter than it reads on paper https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-espadin-familia-monterrosa2026-04-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-espadin-familia-monterrosa.jpgCuish Espadin - Familia MonterrosaMatatlán espadín at 52%, the Monterrosa family leaves no doubt https://mezcal.report/r/pasion-ancestral-arroqueno-cucharilla2026-04-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pasion-ancestral-arroqueno-cucharilla.jpgPasión Ancestral Arroqueño-CucharillaArroqueño-cucharilla at 52%, an ensamble you don't see twice https://mezcal.report/r/pasion-ancestral-barril-marteno-largo2026-04-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pasion-ancestral-barril-marteno-largo.jpgPasión Ancestral Barril-Marteño-LargoThree karwinskii-adjacent agaves in one clay-still bottle https://mezcal.report/r/beu-spirits-crescent-moon2026-04-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/beu-spirits-crescent-moon-tobala-cuishe-ensamble.jpgBEÚ Spirits Crescent MoonTobalá-cuishe ensamble at 46% https://mezcal.report/r/neta-coyote-tobala-tepextate2026-04-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-coyote-tobala-tepextate-wilfrido-garcia-sanchez.jpgNETA Coyote, Tobala, TepextateThree wild Miahuatlán agaves, one maestro, 47% of argument https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-capon2026-04-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe-capon-ranulfo-garcia-pacheco.jpgNETA Madrecuixe CaponCapón madrecuishe in the refrescador still at 48.7%, a compound-interest bottle https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-boca-del-cerro2026-04-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-boca-del-cerro.jpgDel Maguey Boca del CerroA village expression most Del Maguey drinkers haven't heard of – which is part of the appeal https://mezcal.report/r/espiritu-lauro-joven2026-04-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/espiritu-lauro-joven.jpgEspíritu Lauro JovenEspadín-san martinero-verde ensamble at 40% – commercial proof undermining an ambitious three-agave composition https://mezcal.report/r/mdm-espadin2026-04-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mdm-espadin-rodolfo-lopez.jpgMDM EspadinEspadín from Rodolfo López – the grown-up version of the gateway agave https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-barril2026-04-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-barril-cortes.jpgMal Bien BarrilCortes-family barril – Mal Bien's usual rigor applied to a demanding agave https://mezcal.report/r/maria-dolores-espadin2026-04-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maria-dolores-espadin.jpgMaria Dolores EspadinMatatlán espadín by the book – and the book is fine https://mezcal.report/r/siete-pozos-tuxca-ixteco-amarillo-lineno2026-04-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-pozos-tuxca-ixteco-amarillo-lineno.jpgSiete Pozos Tuxca Ixteco Amarillo / LineñoJalisco tuxca ensamble – tradition more interesting than the liquid https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-pechuga-con-tobala-largo-barril2026-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-pechuga-con-tobala-largo-barril.jpgReal Minero Pechuga con Tobala, Largo, BarrilA pechuga distilled through three wild agaves and the family's traditional hang https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-con-pechuga-de-conejo2026-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-con-pechuga-de-conejo-leonardo-hernandez.jpgRezpiral con Pechuga de ConejoLeonardo Hernández's rabbit-breast pechuga at 46%, the pechuga format as curiosity https://mezcal.report/r/vinatero-sapulh-mai2026-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vinatero-sapulh-mai-aurelio-garcia.jpgVinatero Sapulh MaiAnother Tepehuano-named agave from the Aurelio Garcia bench https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-pechuga-de-mole-poblano2026-04-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-pechuga-de-mole-poblano.jpg5 Sentidos Pechuga de Mole PoblanoA pechuga distilled through mole poblano ingredients – ambitious, and actually works https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tepextate-benigno-javier2026-04-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tepextate-benigno-javier.jpg5 Sentidos Tepextate - Benigno & JavierA two-maestro tepextate from San Isidro Guishe – aromatic precision at 46.2% https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-sierra-negra2026-04-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-sierra-negra.jpgDon Lorenzo Sierra NegraAmericana muscle, Matatlán pedigree, no apologies https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-del-palmar-cuerno-blanco2026-04-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-del-palmar-cuerno-blanco-jaime-navarro.jpgCampanilla del Palmar Cuerno, BlancoJaime Navarro's cuerno-blanco – a two-agave SLP release https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-pechuga-de-mole2026-04-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-pechuga-de-mole.jpgMezcasiarca Pechuga de MolePechuga distilled with mole ingredients – and the kitchen shows https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-espadin-largo-tripon-barril2026-04-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-ensamble.jpgReal Minero Espadin, Largo, Tripon, BarrilTen years in glass, four agaves, 46% – patience as production method https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-espadilla-papalometl-espadin2026-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-espadilla-papalometl-espadin-rodriguez.jpgLuneta Espadilla + Papalometl+ EspadinA Puebla three-agave ensamble with uncommon clarity https://mezcal.report/r/machee-espadin2026-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/machee-espadin.jpgMacheé EspadinHouse espadín from a wild-agave producer https://mezcal.report/r/mama-chuy-bichuish-arroqueno2026-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mama-chuy-bichuish-arroqueno-ageo-cortes.jpgMama Chuy Bichuish + ArroquenoAgeo Cortés again – arroqueño-bicuishe at 48% is a small masterpiece https://mezcal.report/r/cantaro-chumpeate-espadin2026-04-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cantaro-chumpeate-espadin.jpgCantaro Chumpeate EspadinEspadín at Cantaro Chumpeate standard – San Luis Amatlán village https://mezcal.report/r/diestro-madrecuixe2026-04-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/diestro-madrecuixe.jpgDiestro MadrecuixeMiahuatlán madrecuishe at 49% – the Ramirez brothers don't flinch https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-cuishe-tobala-tepeztate-espadin2026-04-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-cuishe-tobala-tepeztate-espadin-berta-vasquez.jpgLuneta Cuishe + Tobala + Tepeztate + EspadinBerta Vasquez's four-agave ensamble, aromatically led https://mezcal.report/r/caminitos-puntas-de-tobala2026-04-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caminitos-puntas-de-tobala-sergio-cruz-martinez.jpgCaminitos Puntas de Tobala74.4% tobalá puntas – the rarest bottle in the Caminitos range https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-tequiliana2026-04-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-tequiliana.jpgReal Minero TequilianaTequilana-weber out of clay – the agave you thought you knew, unfamiliar https://mezcal.report/r/wild-common-cuishe2026-04-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wild-common-cuishe-gregorio-garcia.jpgWild Common CuisheGregorio García's cuishe, legibly rendered at honest proof https://mezcal.report/r/ixcateco-espadilla2026-03-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ixcateco-espadilla.jpgIxcateco EspadillaSanta María Ixcatlán espadilla – clay-pot, serious, a little restrained https://mezcal.report/r/los-ocotales-tepeztate2026-03-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-ocotales-tepeztate.jpgLos Ocotales TepeztateTepextate as a high-register study https://mezcal.report/r/por-lo-bueno-cuixe2026-03-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/por-lo-bueno-cuixe.jpgPor Lo Bueno CuixeClean cuishe at 47%. No drama, real work https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-espadilla2026-03-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-espadilla-hermanos-trujano.jpgCuish EspadillaEspadilla from the Trujanos – a rhodacantha rarely seen https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-las-milpas2026-03-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-las-milpas.jpgDel Maguey Las MilpasSan Dionisio Ocotepec espadín – Anastacio Cruz Antonio's hand https://mezcal.report/r/sanzekan-cupreata-lorenzo2026-03-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sanzekan-cupreata-lorenzo.jpgSanzekan Cupreata - LorenzoLorenzo's papalote – clean, measured, textbook Guerrero https://mezcal.report/r/gozona-jabali2026-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gozona-jabali.pngGozona JabaliJabalí in refrescador – the texture convallis deserves https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-garrotudo2026-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-garrotudo.pngMezcasiarca GarrotudoGarrotudo through clay pots – the rare karwinskii made rarer https://mezcal.report/r/revelador-pechuga2026-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/revelador-pechuga.jpgRevelador PechugaDon Goyo's pechuga at 48% – the bird as seasoning https://mezcal.report/r/amateco-espadin2026-03-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/amateco-espadin-comunidad.jpgAmateco EspadinCommunity-produced espadín at 48% – Amateco's entry https://mezcal.report/r/claridad-espadin-capon2026-03-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/claridad-espadin-capon-onofre-ortiz.jpgClaridad Espadin CaponOnofre Ortiz's capón espadín – Miahuatlán at 48% https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-pulquero-cerrudo2026-03-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-pulquero-cerrudo-hermogenes-vasquez.jpgCuish Pulquero, CerrudoPulquero-cerrudo ensamble – Hermógenes Vásquez rendering two unusual agaves in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/ilegal-joven2026-03-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ilegal-joven.jpgIlegal JovenThe liquid didn't write the story. The marketing did https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-cirial-jabali2026-03-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-cirial-jabali.jpgMacurichos Cirial, JabalíCirial and jabalí at 60% – two difficult agaves sharing a room https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-mexicano-barril2026-03-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-mexicano-barril-sanchez.jpgMal Bien Mexicano BarrilA rhodacantha-karwinskii cross that doesn't quite commit https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-pechuga-minero2026-03-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-pechuga-minero-tio-pedro-lalo.jpg5 Sentidos Pechuga MineroTío Pedro Lalo's Minas pechuga – clay-still pechuga, and a reference-adjacent release https://mezcal.report/r/claridad-ensamble-de-siete2026-03-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/claridad-ensamble-de-siete-onofre-ortiz.jpgClaridad Ensamble de SieteSeven-agave ensamble – Ortiz attempting the ambitious format https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-ancestral-sierrudo2026-03-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-ancestral-sierrudo-justina-ruiz-perez.jpgEl Jolgorio Ancestral SierrudoSierrudo from Justina Ruiz Perez – one of the category's quieter maestras https://mezcal.report/r/agua-del-sol-bicuishe2026-03-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-del-sol-bicuishe-macario-rios.jpgAgua del Sol BicuisheMacario Ríos's bicuishe – clean, precise Miahuatlán work https://mezcal.report/r/balam-churique2026-03-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/balam-churique.jpgBalam ChuriqueChihuahua lechuguilla – a northern agave rarely exported https://mezcal.report/r/pasion-ancestral-ensamble-tradicional2026-03-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pasion-ancestral-ensamble-tradicional.jpgPasión Ancestral Ensamble TradicionalThe house's traditional ensamble – clay-still, committed, composed https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-barril-jaime-reyes-morales2026-03-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-barril-jaime-reyes-morales.jpgMaguey Melate Barril - Jaime Reyes MoralesJaime Reyes Morales at 58.9% – barril that earns the high proof https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-mezcla-blend-de-52026-03-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-mezcla-blend-de-5.jpgMaguey Melate Mezcla Blend de 5Cold-blended from five producers across three states – ambitious math https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-de-carne2026-03-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-de-carne.jpgReal Minero De CarneA pechuga-adjacent de carne at 53.2% – meat, clay, and Ángeles discipline https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-chuparrosa2026-03-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-chuparrosa.jpgDixeebe ChuparrosaChuparrosa – an americana-angustifolia ensamble at 52% https://mezcal.report/r/iontki-anapu-inaequidens2026-03-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/iontki-anapu-inaequidens.jpgIóntki Anapu InaequidensMichoacán ineaquidens at 50%. The conviction version https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-penca-de-espadin2026-03-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-penca-de-espadin-simeon-ramirez.jpgRezpiral Penca de EspadinActually arroqueño, labeled espadín – a mislabeling that's also a rarity https://mezcal.report/r/agave-de-cortes-reposado2026-03-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-de-cortes-reposado.jpgAgave de Cortes ReposadoA reposado that's slightly better than most mezcal reposados – which is a low bar https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-espadin2026-03-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-espadin.pngMezcasiarca EspadinClay-pot espadín – the gateway agave through a different lens https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-arroqueno-espadin-mexicanito-marteno2026-03-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-arroqueno-espadin-mexicanito-marteno.jpgReal Minero Arroqueño, Espadín, Mexicanito, MarteñoA four-agave ensamble from Real Minero – somehow coherent https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-mexicano-tobala2026-03-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-mexicano-tobala-luis-enrique-juarez.jpg5 Sentidos Mexicano & TobalaLuis Enrique Juarez on mexicano-tobala – the refrescador suits the blend https://mezcal.report/r/machee-amariilo-verdito-espadin2026-03-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/machee-amariilo-verdito-espadin.jpgMacheé Amariilo, Verdito, EspadinAn Oaxacan three-agave ensamble with a karwinskii lean https://mezcal.report/r/paquera-cuishe2026-03-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/paquera-cuishe.jpgPaquera CuisheCuishe at 48%. The proof the species deserves https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-papalometl2026-03-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-papalometl.jpg5 Sentidos PapalometlAlvarez and Jimenez on papalometl – the Ixcatlán staple at the proof where the agave shows https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-bacanora-rumaldo-flores2026-03-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-bacanora-rumaldo-flores.jpgMaguey Melate Bacanora - Rumaldo FloresRumaldo Flores makes the case for stainless-steel bacanora https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-san-martinero2026-03-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-san-martinero-simeon-apolonio.jpgRezpiral San MartineroSimeón and Apolonio's san martinero at 50.2%. Karwinskii at honest proof https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-arroqueno-madrecuixe-tepextate2026-03-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-arroqueno-madrecuixe-tepextate-eduardo-cortez-perez.jpg5 Sentidos Arroqueno, Madrecuixe, TepextateThree dense wild agaves – the weight class tests the balance https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-puntas-de-madrecuixe-espadin-y-bicuixe2026-03-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-puntas-de-madrecuixe-espadin-y-bicuixe-juarez.jpgGusto Historico Puntas de Madrecuixe Espadin, y BicuixeUncut puntas at 64.5% – Ignacio Juarez, straight ahead https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-puntas-de-madrecuishe2026-03-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-puntas-de-madrecuishe.jpgMacurichos Puntas de MadrecuisheMadrecuishe given the high-cut treatment – surprisingly legible https://mezcal.report/r/bonito-vicio-jabali2026-03-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bonito-vicio-jabali-armando-rodriguez.jpgBonito Vicio JabalíArmando Rodríguez's jabalí – Sola de Vega at 49%, and a small-producer bottle that earns attention on technique alone https://mezcal.report/r/noble-fuego-espadin2026-03-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-fuego-espadin.jpgNoble Fuego EspadinBenjamín Morales's espadín at 46% – the workhorse of the Noble Fuego line https://mezcal.report/r/yuku-savi-jabali-cacheton2026-03-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuku-savi-jabali-cacheton-felix-macedas.jpgYuku Savi Jabali CachetonJabalí-cachetón at 49%. The agave's most demanding expression, met with confidence https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-amula2026-03-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-amula.jpgLa Venenosa AmulaJalisco amula with cimarrón and lineño at 46% – raicilla where raicilla lives https://mezcal.report/r/neta-cucharillo-tequilana-bicuixe-espadin2026-03-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-cucharillo-tequilana-bicuixe-espadin-florencio-garcia-vasquez.jpgNETA Cucharillo, Tequilana, Bicuixe, EspadínFour agaves, Florencio García Vásquez, 47.4% – Miahuatlán's wide-screen ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/pal-alma-aguacate2026-03-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-aguacate.jpgPal'alma AguacateAvocado pechuga on Puebla espadilla – less novelty than people assume https://mezcal.report/r/caminitos-tepextate-tobala2026-03-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caminitos-tepextate-tobala-aniceto-garcia.jpgCaminitos Tepextate & TobalaTepextate-tobalá ensamble from Aniceto García – two aromatic wild agaves https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-destilado-de-pulque2026-03-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-destilado-de-pulque-don-alejo-davila-luis-vences.jpgMaguey Melate Destilado de PulqueMorelos pulque distillate at 53.4% – a category most drinkers have never met https://mezcal.report/r/noble-fuego-jabali2026-03-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-fuego-jabali.jpgNoble Fuego JabaliMorales's jabalí at 47% – just under the proof the agave wants https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-puntas-de-jabali2026-03-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-puntas-de-jabali.jpgMacurichos Puntas de JabaliJabalí puntas in clay – a stress test the agave barely survives https://mezcal.report/r/mdm-chapero2026-03-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mdm-chapero-pantaleon-lopez.jpgMDM ChaperoPantaleón López on chapero – a quiet wild agave, fully heard https://mezcal.report/r/quiote-papalometl2026-03-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiote-papalometl-francisco-trujano.jpgQuiote PapalometlPapalometl from Francisco Trujano – a category one-off https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-jabali2026-03-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-jabali.jpgEl Jolgorio JabaliJabalí from Jolgorio – the producer meeting the agave's difficulty head-on https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-mexicano-semei-garcia-ramos2026-03-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-mexicano-semei-garcia-ramos.jpgMaguey Melate Mexicano - Semei Garcia RamosSemei Garcia Ramos at 50% – mexicano given the full treatment https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-pichomel-rosa-hernandez-flores2026-03-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-pichomel-rosa-hernandez-flores.jpgMaguey Melate Pichomel - Rosa Hernandez FloresPuebla pichomel that rewires what marmorata can do https://mezcal.report/r/la-medida-arroqueno2026-03-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-medida-arroqueno.jpgLa Medida ArroquenoMiahuatlán arroqueño at 46% – Cortés Aragón's quiet, credible version https://mezcal.report/r/tepanal-mexicano-tobala-barril-tobasiche2026-03-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tepanal-mexicano-tobala-barril-tobasiche.jpgTepanal Mexicano, Tobala, Barril, TobasicheFour agaves in one clay pot – the weight-class ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/tres-santos-cuishe2026-03-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-santos-cuishe.jpgTres Santos CuisheA clean cuishe from a San Dionisio bench worth watching https://mezcal.report/r/maltoro-cuishe2026-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maltoro-cuishe.jpgMaltoro CuisheCuishe at 40%. The proof decision says everything https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-mexicano2026-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-mexicano-sola-de-vega.jpgSin Gusano MexicanoMexicano in a copper refrescador – the still you almost never see https://mezcal.report/r/tosba-cenizo2026-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tosba-cenizo.jpgTosba CenizoOaxacan cenizo that argues with the Durango default https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-chino-y-cuerno2026-03-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-chino-y-cuerno-jesus-navarro.jpgCampanilla Chino y CuernoJesús Navarro's chino-cuerno – a named-maestro Campanilla release https://mezcal.report/r/machee-tepextate2026-03-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/machee-tepextate.jpgMacheé TepextateTepextate at 48.4%. The producer's aromatic showcase https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-jabali-mexicano-espadin-cuishe2026-03-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-jabali-mexicano-espadin-cuishe-alejandrina-nicolas.jpgRezpiral Jabali, Mexicano, Espadin, CuisheAlejandrina and Nicolás Hernández's four-agave ensamble at 45.1% https://mezcal.report/r/elenita-cucumber-lime2026-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/elenita-cucumber-lime.jpgElenita Cucumber LimeA 5% ABV canned cocktail – listed under mezcal, but that's a stretch of the category by any reasonable reading https://mezcal.report/r/firme-tobala2026-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/firme-tobala.jpgFirme TobalaTobalá at 47% – the bottle undersells the agave even with adequate proof https://mezcal.report/r/paquera-espadin-with-mango2026-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/paquera-espadin-with-mango.jpgPaquera Espadin with MangoMango-pechuga espadín – more fruit liqueur than mezcal statement https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-tobala-chino-coyote2026-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-tobala-chino-coyote.jpgRey Campero Tobala, Chino, CoyoteTobalá, chino, and coyote at 50.4% – Vicente Sánchez Parada at the bench https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-pechuga2026-03-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-pechuga.jpgBozal PechugaGuerrero pechuga – a rare state on a shelf dominated by Oaxaca https://mezcal.report/r/huaxe-de-horno2026-03-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/huaxe-de-horno.jpgHuaxe De HornoMixteca Alta clay-pot – the region's case for a wider shelf https://mezcal.report/r/siempre-oaxaca-tepeztate2026-03-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siempre-oaxaca-tepeztate.jpgSiempre Oaxaca TepeztateEjutla tepextate at cooperative price – the rare accessible version https://mezcal.report/r/granalta-espadin2026-03-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/granalta-espadin.jpgGranalta EspadinSan Dionisio espadín at 50% – no marketing, all liquid https://mezcal.report/r/lagrimas-de-dolores-lamparillo2026-03-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lagrimas-de-dolores-lamparillo.jpgLagrimas de Dolores LamparilloDurango lamparillo at 47% – Ávila and Roldán collaborating on a wild variant https://mezcal.report/r/vinatero-ji-ja-mai2026-03-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vinatero-jija-mai-aurelio-garcia.jpgVinatero Ji'Ja MaiTepehuano wild agave from El Mezquital – rarely this honest https://mezcal.report/r/animas-espadin2026-03-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/animas-espadin.jpgÁnimas EspadinA safe Matatlán espadín that confuses approachability for accomplishment https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-del-palmar-cuerno2026-03-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-del-palmar-cuerno-jaime-navarro.jpgCampanilla del Palmar CuernoApril 2023 single-agave cuerno from Jaime Navarro https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-madrecuishe2026-03-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-madrecuishe-ramos.jpgGusto Historico MadrecuisheEmanuel Ramos madrecuishe in refrescador – the agave at proper weight https://mezcal.report/r/agua-del-sol-coyote2026-03-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-del-sol-coyote-raul-garcia.jpgAgua del Sol CoyoteCoyote from Raúl García – another strong Agua del Sol release https://mezcal.report/r/mi-mama-me-dijo-espadin2026-03-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mi-mama-me-dijo-espadin.jpgMi Mamá Me Dijo EspadinA Total Wine exclusive that drinks like a Total Wine exclusive https://mezcal.report/r/palomo-destilado-con-cafe2026-03-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomo-destilado-con-cafe.jpgPalomo Destilado con CafeCoffee-distilled espadín – the Palomo pechuga line keeps leaning on the additive https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tobala-capon2026-03-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tobala-capon-eliazar-garcia-vasquez.jpgNETA Tobala CaponCapón tobalá – the rarest harvest technique, by the hand most fit to practice it https://mezcal.report/r/noble-fuego-mexicano2026-03-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-fuego-mexicano.jpgNoble Fuego MexicanoMorales's mexicano at 47% – rhodacantha, cleanly done https://mezcal.report/r/pasion-ancestral-arroqueno-tepextate2026-03-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pasion-ancestral-arroqueno-tepextate.jpgPasión Ancestral Arroqueño-TepextateArroqueño-tepextate – a reference ensamble pairing at reference proof https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cupreata-faustino-castro-bello2026-03-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cupreata-faustino-castro-bello.jpgMaguey Melate Cupreata - Faustino Castro BelloFaustino Castro Bello – Guerrero cupreata, middle path https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-sacatoro2026-03-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-sacatoro-israel-petronilo-apolinar.jpgMaguey Melate SacatoroGuerrero sacatoro that out-runs most Oaxaca espadines https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-tepextate2026-03-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-tepextate.jpgMezcasiarca TepextateClay-pot tepextate at ~50% – the floral wild meets the mineral technique https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-cupreata-con-pina2026-03-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-cupreata-con-pina-don-refugio.jpgAguerrido Cupreata con PiñaCupreata distilled with pineapple – an unusual but traditional addition https://mezcal.report/r/cantaro-chumpeate-tobala2026-03-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cantaro-chumpeate-tobala.jpgCantaro Chumpeate TobalaAmatlán tobalá at 48-50% https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-tobaziche2026-03-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-tobaziche.jpgMezcasiarca TobazicheClay-pot tobaziche – karwinskii architecture rendered in clay https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-papalome-con-espadilla2026-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-papalome-con-espadilla-amando-alvarez.jpg5 Sentidos Papalome con EspadillaIxcatlán's papalome paired with espadilla – Alvarez's mountain blend https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-cuixe2026-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-cuixe.jpgDel Maguey CuixeCuishe in the Del Maguey voice – clean, legible, a touch too tame https://mezcal.report/r/tileno-tepextate2026-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tileno-tepextate.jpgTileño TepextateTilcajete tepextate at 45%. The agave at its proof floor, finally https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-madrecuixe-bicuixe-tepextate2026-03-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-madrecuixe-bicuixe-tepextate.jpgGusto Historico Madrecuixe/ Bicuixe/ TepextateThree-agave ensamble – Emanuel Ramos layering karwinskii with marmorata https://mezcal.report/r/machee-cuishe2026-03-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/machee-cuishe.jpgMacheé CuisheCuishe at 49.2%, the agave with its full register on https://mezcal.report/r/mocel-cupreata2026-03-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mocel-cupreata.jpgMocel CupreataJuan Pérez García makes the Michoacán cupreata everyone else is trying to reach https://mezcal.report/r/los-perditos-arroqueno2026-02-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-perditos-arroqueno.jpgLos Perditos ArroqueñoStill proof arroqueño from a quiet producer https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadin-chocolate2026-02-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadin-chocolate-berta-vasquez.jpgMaguey Melate Espadin ChocolateBerta Vasquez's espadín chocolate – a varietal cousin at 47.9% https://mezcal.report/r/tr3s-tiempos-cucharilla2026-02-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tr3s-tiempos-cucharilla-diego-lucas-garcia.jpgTr3s Tiempos CucharillaCucharilla rendered with the discipline the plant rewards https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-bicuixe2026-02-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-bicuixe.pngMezcasiarca BicuixeClay-pot bicuishe – the karwinskii as geology https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-horno2026-02-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-horno-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral HornoBerta Vásquez's de horno at 48.1% – oven-roasted agave as category statement https://mezcal.report/r/ultramundo-lamparillo-juan-perez2026-02-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ultramundo-lamparillo-juan-perez.jpgUltramundo Lamparillo - Juan PerezThe Perez bottling rounds out the Ultramundo triptych https://mezcal.report/r/huaxe-papalometl2026-02-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/huaxe-papalometl.jpgHuaxe PapalometlPapalometl from the Mixteca Baja – a rare agave undersold https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-pechuga-don-goyo-memorial-batch2026-02-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-pechuga-don-goyo-memorial-batch.jpgMaguey Melate Pechuga (Don Goyo Memorial Batch)Rodrigo Martínez Méndez honors his father with a memorial pechuga https://mezcal.report/r/maltoro-espadin2026-02-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maltoro-espadin.jpgMaltoro EspadinCommercial Matatlán espadín, made to disappear https://mezcal.report/r/claridad-espadin2026-02-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/claridad-espadin-onofre-ortiz.jpgClaridad EspadinOnofre Ortiz's standard espadín – the Miahuatlán teaching bottle before the capón https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-puntas-de-papalote-zacatoro-espadin-desconocidos2026-02-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-puntas-de-papalote-zacatoro-espadin-desconocidos-barranca.jpgMal Bien Puntas de Papalote / Zacatoro / Espadín / Desconocidos75.1% ABV – a technical experiment and a test of the drinker's calibration https://mezcal.report/r/pasion-ancestral-espadin2026-02-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pasion-ancestral-espadin.jpgPasión Ancestral EspadinClay-still espadín – the category's baseline rendered the old way https://mezcal.report/r/eterno-anejo2026-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/eterno-anejo.jpgEterno AnejoAñejo at 40% – a commercial aging program producing more oak than agave https://mezcal.report/r/mezonte-quiote2026-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezonte-quiote-jorge-perez.pngMezonte QuioteDistilled from the flower stalk – and it tastes like it https://mezcal.report/r/neta-coyote-jabalin2026-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-coyote-jabalin-manuel-aquino-garcia.jpgNETA Coyote + JabalínManuel Aquino García's coyote-jabalí at 49.2%. Wild karwinskii and difficult jabalí https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-pechuga-de-azul2026-02-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-pechuga-de-azul.jpgCinco Sentidos Pechuga de AzulAzul plus pechuga – one intervention too many https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-arroqueno2026-02-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-arroqueno.jpgMezcasiarca ArroquenoClay-pot arroqueño at ~50% – heavy agave, heavy technique https://mezcal.report/r/vinatero-sapulh-mai-i-gok2026-02-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vinatero-sapulh-mai-igok-aurelio-garcia.jpgVinatero Sapulh Mai / I’GokThe Sapulh Mai / I'Gok ensamble – tepehuano blending https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-chapumel-con-papalome2026-02-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-chapumel-con-papalome.jpg5 Sentidos Chapumel con PapalomeChapumel ensamble with papalome – a Puebla-Guerrero agave pairing worth studying https://mezcal.report/r/guey-ensamble2026-02-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/guey-ensamble.jpgGüey EnsambleCuishe-espadín ensamble at a reasonable 42% https://mezcal.report/r/machee-puntas-de-maguey-coyote2026-02-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/machee-puntas-de-maguey-coyote.jpgMacheé Puntas de Maguey CoyotePuntas coyote at 55%. High-proof wild-agave study https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tobala-ruben-lopez-diego2026-02-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tobala-ruben-lopez-diego.jpgMaguey Melate Tobala - Rubén López DiegoAlbarradas clay-pot tobalá at 49.7% – confident, unhurried https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-mexicano-onofre-ortiz2026-02-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-mexicano-onofre-ortiz.jpgPalenqueros Mexicano - Onofre OrtizOnofre Ortiz's mexicano – same family, different touch https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-pulquero2026-02-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-pulquero-nazario-salas.pngPuntiagudo PulqueroPulquero – the pulque plant distilled, Nazario Salas in control https://mezcal.report/r/firme-jabali2026-02-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/firme-jabali.jpgFirme JabaliJabalí at 45%, the proof floor for the agave, and the category's chronic limit https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-puntas-de-arroqueno2026-02-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-puntas-arroqueno.jpgMacurichos Puntas de ArroqueñoPuntas arroqueño at 63% – still-head americana, uncompromised https://mezcal.report/r/neta-bicuixe-jabalin-wilfredo-garcia-sanchez2026-02-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-bicuixe-jabalin-wilfredo-garcia-sanchez.jpgNETA Bicuixe & Jabalin - Wilfredo García SánchezWilfredo García Sánchez's bicuishe-jabalí at 50.6%, higher proof, same argument https://mezcal.report/r/dos-pasiones-cuishe2026-02-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dos-pasiones-cuishe.jpgDos Pasiones CuisheCuishe at 46% – Santa Maria Albarradas production at appropriate karwinskii proof https://mezcal.report/r/los-perditos-tepeztate2026-02-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-perditos-tepeztate.jpgLos Perditos TepeztateTepextate at 54.6%, the agave turned up and still singing https://mezcal.report/r/noble-fuego-cuishe2026-02-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-fuego-cuishe.jpgNoble Fuego CuisheBenjamín Morales's cuishe at 47% – karwinskii from a less-charted town https://mezcal.report/r/creador-lumbre2026-02-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-lumbre.jpgCreador LumbreSingle-agave lumbre at 48.3% https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-espadin-cortes2026-02-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-espadin-cortes.jpgMal Bien Espadin - CortesThe Cortés espadín is the one to trust https://mezcal.report/r/neta-arroqueno-sierra-negra2026-02-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-arroqueno-sierra-negra-nicolas-garcia-vasquez.jpgNETA Arroqueño + Sierra NegraAn ensamble bottling that sits like a producer's self-portrait https://mezcal.report/r/caminitos-puntas-de-espadin2026-02-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caminitos-espadin-sergio-cruz-martinez.jpgCaminitos Puntas de Espadin75.2% espadín – a named-maestro puntas at the upper bound of drinkability https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-papalote-sonido2026-02-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-papalote-sonido.jpgCinco Sentidos Papalote - SonidoAntonio Sonido's Chilapa papalote at 48.8%, correct proof, clean execution https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-etnica-tepe2026-02-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-etnica-tepe.jpgLa Venenosa Etnica TepeEtnica Tepe castilla at 42% – Nayarit raicilla from the Tepehuano community https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-bruto-azul-22026-02-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-bruto-azul-2.jpgLa Luna Bruto + AzulBruto-azul, second release – same hand, different batch https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cupreata-don-fede-collectors-box2026-02-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cupreata-don-fede-collectors-box.jpgMaguey Melate Cupreata - Don Fede Collector's BoxDon Fede's late-career cupreata – the collector's box pick https://mezcal.report/r/neta-barril-wilfredo-ramon2026-02-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-barril-wilfredo-ramon.jpgNETA Barril - Wilfredo + RamonRamón and Wilfredo García's barril – same agave, different hands, same result https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-espadin-arroqueno-mexicano2026-02-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-espadin-arroqueno-mexicano.jpgDel Maguey Espadín, Arroqueño & MexicanoSingle-village ensamble – San Jose Rio Minas, 50% https://mezcal.report/r/espina-negra-jabali2026-02-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/espina-negra-jabali.jpgEspina Negra JabaliJabalí at 45% – the proof is the ceiling on an agave that asks for more structural support https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-puntas-de-papalote2026-02-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-puntas-de-papalote-barranca.pngMal Bien Puntas de PapalotePuntas papalote at 58% – Barranca with the volume at eleven https://mezcal.report/r/las-melodias-de-la-luna-cacao2026-02-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/las-melodias-de-la-luna-cacao-rosario-angeles.jpgLas Melodías de la Luna CacaoEspadín-cacao pechuga at 49% – Rosario Ángeles Vásquez on a ceremonial release https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-mexicano2026-02-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-mexicano.jpgMezcasiarca MexicanoMexicano in clay pots – the aromatic agave gets grounded https://mezcal.report/r/vago-mexicano-arroqueno2026-02-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-mexicano-arroqueno-joel-barriga.jpgVago Mexicano, ArroqueñoJoel Barriga's mexicano-arroqueño – a heavier Vago https://mezcal.report/r/chimeco-ensamble2026-02-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chimeco-ensamble-jabali-tobala-warash.jpgChimeco EnsambleJabalí-tobalá-warash ensamble at 50% – an unusual pairing https://mezcal.report/r/creador-de-calidad2026-02-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-de-calidad.jpgCreador De CalidadEspadín-lumbre ensamble at 48.3% https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-largo-trecho-tobasiche-tepeztate2026-02-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-largo-trecho-tobasiche-tepeztate.jpgMacurichos (Largo Trecho) Tobasiche & TepeztateTobaziche and tepextate at 53% – aromatic concentration https://mezcal.report/r/caminitos-espadin-aniceto-garcia2026-02-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caminitos-espadin-aniceto-garcia.jpgCaminitos Espadin - Aniceto GarcíaAniceto García's espadín – another Caminitos maestro https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-espadin2026-02-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-espadin-onofre-ortiz.jpgPuntiagudo EspadinOrtiz on espadín – the daily plant made thoughtful https://mezcal.report/r/tlamati-milpa-pechuga2026-02-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tlamati-milpa-pechuga.jpgTlamati Milpa PechugaA milpa pechuga that tastes like the field, not the kitchen https://mezcal.report/r/el-real-de-alamos-bacanora-blanco2026-02-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-real-de-alamos-bacanora-blanco.jpgEl Real De Alamos Bacanora BlancoAlamos bacanora at 40% – a commercial Sonoran bottling for drinkers learning the pacifica category https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-palmilla2026-02-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-palmilla-osman-sinohe-chacon-ezrre.jpgMaguey Melate PalmillaSonoran palmilla sotol at 46.3%. Dasylirion with a hundred-year plant age https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tepextate-coyote-tobala-jabalin-bicuixe2026-02-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tepextate-coyote-tobala-jabalin-bicuixe-primitivo-vasquez.jpgNETA Tepextate, Coyote, Tobalá, Jabalín, BicuixePrimitivo Vásquez's five-agave wild ensamble at 45%. Everything important, in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-blanco-mixteca-ed-42026-02-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-blanco-mixteca-ed-4.jpgCinco Sentidos Blanco (Mixteca ed. 4)Delfino Tobón's Blanco in the Mixteca ed. 4 cycle – decent structure, modest payoff https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-mexicano-ignacia-villafane2026-02-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-mexicano-ignacia-villafane.jpgMaguey Melate Mexicano - Ignacia VillafañeIgnacia Villafañe at 49.3%, mexicano with a firmer frame https://mezcal.report/r/mdm-chino-verde2026-02-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mdm-chino-verde-eleuterio-ogarrio.jpgMDM Chino VerdeChino verde under Eleuterío Ogarrio's name – a specific wild, specifically made https://mezcal.report/r/lucero-azul-alto-espadin2026-02-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lucero-azul-alto-espadin-elias-garcia-soto.jpgLucero Azul + Alto + EspadinElías García Soto's Michoacán ensamble at 49.3% https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-coyote-salvaje2026-02-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-coyote-salvaje.jpgMacurichos Coyote SalvajeWild coyote at 58%. Still-proof americana https://mezcal.report/r/yaha-yahui-batch-no-12026-02-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yaya-yahui-arroqueno-mexicano-tobala-y-espadin.jpgYaha-Yahui Batch No. 1Four agaves, one palenque, and a real argument for ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/claridad-bicuishe-capon2026-02-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/claridad-bicuishe-capon-onofre-ortiz.jpgClaridad Bicuishe CaponCapón bicuishe from Ortiz – rare harvesting on a rare agave https://mezcal.report/r/pal-alma-santa2026-02-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-santa.jpgPal'alma SantaA seasonal Palalma pechuga that lives up to the house reputation https://mezcal.report/r/salvadores-tobala-barril2026-02-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvadores-tobala-barril.pngSalvadores Tobala - BarrilTobalá-barril – the Salvadores pairing to hunt https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-fuego-ensamble2026-02-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-fuego-ensamble.jpgCruz de Fuego EnsambleEspadín-tobalá ensamble at 45% – a commercial ensamble with tobalá lift undersold by proof https://mezcal.report/r/pasion-ancestral-becuela2026-02-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pasion-ancestral-becuela.jpgPasión Ancestral BecuelaBecuela – an agave most drinkers will meet here first, if at all https://mezcal.report/r/siembra-metl-quiote-jorge-perez2026-02-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siembra-metl-quiote-jorge-perez.jpgSiembra Metl Quiote - Jorge PerezJorge Pérez makes the case for Michoacán on one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobaziche-mexicano2026-02-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobaziche-mexicano-luis-enrique-juarez.jpg5 Sentidos Tobaziche & MexicanoTobaziche plus mexicano at 50.9%, the refrescador rig finally showing teeth https://mezcal.report/r/del-amigo-mezcal2026-02-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-amigo-mezcal.jpgDel Amigo MezcalMatatlán capón espadín at 43% – the proof keeps the sugar quiet https://mezcal.report/r/granalta-espadin-tobasiche2026-02-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/granalta-espadin-tobasiche.jpgGranalta Espadin & TobasicheEspadín-tobaziche ensamble – the classic karwinskii counterpoint https://mezcal.report/r/caminitos-espadin-sergio-cruz-martinez-22026-02-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caminitos-espadin-sergio-cruz-martinez-2.jpgCaminitos Espadin - Sergio Cruz MartinezThe standard-proof Sergio Cruz Martínez espadín at 48.9% https://mezcal.report/r/hacienda-vergel-de-guadalupe-salmiana2026-02-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hacienda-vergel-de-guadalupe-salmiana.jpgHacienda Vergel de Guadalupe SalmianaGuanajuato salmiana – a rare state, a serious bottle https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tepextate-berta-vasquez2026-02-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tepextate-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Tepextate - Berta VasquezBerta Vásquez's tepextate at 46.6%. Near the proof line, rendered carefully https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-diamantes-espadin2026-02-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-diamantes-espadin.jpgCruz de Diamantes EspadinSanta María Sola espadín at 48-53% – category-defining work https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-marteno2026-02-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-marteno-antonio-martinez.jpgMaguey Melate MarteñoAntonio 'Conejo' Martínez distills marteño in clay at 49.6% https://mezcal.report/r/yuku-savi-espadilla2026-02-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuku-savi-espadilla-felix-macedas.jpgYuku Savi EspadillaEspadilla, bottled the way espadín wishes it still was https://mezcal.report/r/dady-o-espadin2026-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dadyo-espadin.jpgDady'O Espadin40% Tlacolula espadín – commercial-proof by a named maestro https://mezcal.report/r/pasion-ancestral-espina-negra2026-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pasion-ancestral-espina-negra.jpgPasión Ancestral Espina NegraEspina negra – a rare agave, carefully rendered https://mezcal.report/r/vago-barril-en-barro2026-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-barril-en-barro.jpgVago Barril en BarroBarril in clay, the Vago way – quieter than the arroqueño, just as serious https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-espadin-capon-de-cuero2026-02-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadin-capon-de-cuero.jpg5 Sentidos Espadin Capon de CueroCapón espadín at 56.2% – the leather-bottle tradition meets high proof https://mezcal.report/r/neta-puntas-de-coyote2026-02-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-puntas-de-coyote-manuel-aquino-garcia.jpgNETA Puntas de CoyoteManuel Aquino García's coyote puntas at 60.1% – the first-cut heart of the distillate https://mezcal.report/r/noble-fuego-tobala2026-02-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-fuego-tobala.jpgNoble Fuego TobalaMorales's tobalá at 47%, competent, not distinctive https://mezcal.report/r/don-roy-joven2026-02-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-roy-joven.jpgDon Roy JovenDon Roy joven at 40% – Rogelio Chagoya's commercial-tier Tlacolula espadín https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-verde-blanco2026-02-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-verde-blanco-navarro.jpgLuneta Verde + BlancoNavarro's verde-blanco salmiana ensamble, proofed up https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-azul2026-02-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-azul-barranca.jpgMal Bien AzulAzul agave in Mal Bien's small-import voice https://mezcal.report/r/cantaro-chumpeate-cucharillo-espadin-cuishe-tobala-madrecuishe-coyote2026-01-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cantaro-chumpeate-cucharillo-espadin-cuishe-tobala-madrecuishe-coyote.jpgCantaro Chumpeate Cucharillo, Espadin, Cuishe, Tobala, Madrecuishe, CoyoteSix-agave ensamble – ambitious as always https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-verde-mexicano2026-01-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-verde-mexicano-victor-ramos.jpgGusto Historico Verde MexicanoMexicano verde – the arroqueño-adjacent workhorse, done right https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-arroqueno-felix-ramirez2026-01-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-arroqueno-felix-ramirez.jpgMal Bien Arroqueno - Félix RamírezFelix Ramirez's arroqueño is the Mal Bien arroqueño worth paying for https://mezcal.report/r/machee-verdito2026-01-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/machee-verdito.jpgMacheé VerditoSingle-varietal verdito at 50%, karwinskii-rhodacantha edge https://mezcal.report/r/sanzekan-zacatoro-ciro2026-01-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sanzekan-zacatoro-ciro.jpgSanzekan Zacatoro - CiroCiro and Javier's sacatoro – the Sanzekán sleeper https://mezcal.report/r/the-producer-arroqueno2026-01-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-producer-arroqueno.jpgThe Producer ArroqueñoEjutla arroqueño, refrescador-distilled – Juan Pacheco's weight class https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-tepeztate2026-01-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-tepeztate.jpgWahaka TepeztateTepeztate at the accessible end of the category https://mezcal.report/r/beu-spirits-deimos2026-01-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/beu-spirits-deimos.jpgBEÚ Spirits DeimosPasmo – a rarely-bottled Karwinskii species https://mezcal.report/r/caminitos-tepextate2026-01-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caminitos-tepextate-sergio-cruz-martinez.jpgCaminitos TepextateStandard-proof tepextate from Caminitos https://mezcal.report/r/caminitos-tobala2026-01-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caminitos-tobala-sergio-cruz-martinez.jpgCaminitos TobalaSergio Cruz Martínez's tobalá at 48.8% https://mezcal.report/r/neta-puntas-de-tobaziche2026-01-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-puntas-de-tobaziche-manuel-aquino-garcia.jpgNETA Puntas de TobazicheManuel's tobaziche puntas at 59.9%, karwinskii's less famous cousin, first cut https://mezcal.report/r/besos-de-angelica-cuishe2026-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/besos-de-angelica-cuishe.jpgBesos de Angelica CuisheChichicapa cuishe at 45%. A smaller producer doing wild-agave work at a sensible price tier https://mezcal.report/r/kimo-sabe-anejo-azoth2026-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/kimo-sabe-anejo-azoth.jpgKimo Sabe Anejo AzothAlchemy-branded mezcal – marketing first, spirit second https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadin-gregorio-hernandez2026-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadin-gregorio-hernandez.jpgMaguey Melate Espadin - Gregorio HernandezGregorio Hernández López at 63.7%. Espadín with the volume cranked https://mezcal.report/r/origen-raiz-arroqueno2026-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/origen-raiz-arroqueno.jpgOrigen Raiz ArroqueñoArroqueño at 49.1% that still reads thin – a surprise, and not a pleasant one https://mezcal.report/r/bosscal-pechuga-de-conejo2026-01-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bosscal-pechuga-de-conejo.jpgBosscal Pechuga de ConejoRabbit pechuga from Durango – a northern take on the pechuga format, distinct from Oaxaca's chicken-breast tradition https://mezcal.report/r/laguna-seca-salmiana2026-01-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/laguna-seca-salmiana.jpgLaguna Seca SalmianaSalmiana at 38%. Below the category floor, below the agave's needs https://mezcal.report/r/neta-barril-miguel-garcia-ortiz2026-01-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-barril-miguel-garcia-ortiz.jpgNETA Barril - Miguel García OrtízMiguel García Ortíz's barril at 51.5% – karwinskii with attitude https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-castilla2026-01-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-castilla-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral CastillaCastilla at 49.4%, an uncommon agave through Berta Vásquez's method https://mezcal.report/r/animas-espadin-y-papalometl2026-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/animas-espadin-papalometl.jpgÁnimas Espadin y PapalometlAn Ánimas ensamble that finally earns attention – espadín plus papalometl across two villages https://mezcal.report/r/caminitos-tepextate-mexicano2026-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caminitos-tepextate-mexicano-sergio-cruz-martinez.jpgCaminitos Tepextate & MexicanoTepextate-mexicano ensamble at 60.9%. Two wild agaves at specialist proof https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-valenciana2026-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-valenciana.jpgLa Venenosa ValencianaValenciana at 45.5% – La Venenosa at the proof the category deserves https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-cuishe2026-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-cuishe-rolando-angeles.jpgPuntiagudo CuisheAngeles on cuishe – the karwinskii made memorable https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-arroqueno2026-01-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-arroqueno.jpg5 Sentidos Arroqueño5 Sentidos' arroqueño – a range benchmark https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-tobala-orejon-de-la-epoca-de-las-lluvias2026-01-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-tobala-orejon-de-la-epoca-de-las-lluvias.jpgLalocura Tobalá Orejón de la época de las lluviasA tobalá orejón from the rainy season – specialty-importer scarcity at its purest https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cupreata-with-cumilin2026-01-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cupreata-with-cumilin-floriberta-barranca.jpgMaguey Melate Cupreata with CumilinCupreata macerated with cumilín bark – Floriberta's bottled ritual https://mezcal.report/r/paquera-arroqueno2026-01-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/paquera-arroqueno.jpgPaquera ArroqueñoArroqueño at 50%. The agave getting its proof https://mezcal.report/r/cantaro-chumpeate-tepextate2026-01-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cantaro-chumpeate-tepextate.jpgCantaro Chumpeate TepextateSan Luis Amatlán tepextate at 48-50% https://mezcal.report/r/gozona-arroqueno2026-01-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gozona-arroqueno.pngGozona ArroquenoRefrescador-distilled arroqueño – the bottle that rewrites the category for you https://mezcal.report/r/noble-fuego-tepeztate2026-01-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-fuego-tepeztate.jpgNoble Fuego TepeztateMorales's tepextate at 46% – under the proof the agave asks for https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-jabali-tobala-mexicano-penca-larga2026-01-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-jabali-tobala-mexicano-penca-larga.jpgRey Campero Jabalí, Tobalá, Mexicano Penca LargaThree wild agaves at 48.3% – Vicente Sánchez Parada widening the frame https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-espadin-y-sierra-negra-de-cuero2026-01-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadin-y-sierra-negra-de-cuero.jpg5 Sentidos Espadin y Sierra Negra de CueroEspadín plus sierra negra, rested in leather – Reynaldo Alejandro plays both hands https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-puntas2026-01-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-puntas-tio-tello.jpg5 Sentidos PuntasPuntas at 56.5% – Tío Tello at full strength, and a specialist's 5 Sentidos pour https://mezcal.report/r/tosba-pechuga-de-borrego2026-01-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tosba-pechuga-de-borrego.jpgTosba Pechuga de BorregoLamb pechuga done with the patience the format demands https://mezcal.report/r/vecindad-flor-de-piedra2026-01-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vecindad-flor-de-piedra-gerardo-pena.jpgVecindad Flor de PiedraFlor de piedra from Jacales – the rarer side of Jalisco https://mezcal.report/r/el-silencio-umbra2026-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-silencio-umbra.jpgEl Silencio UmbraTobalá-espadín at 43% – commercial wild agave stripped of its reasons for being wild https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadin-de-19992026-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadin-de-1999.jpgMaguey Melate Espadin de 1999Toribio Guendelain's 1999 espadín – distilled before most of its audience was drinking https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-espadin-de-mojo2026-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-espadin-de-mojo-alejandrina-nicolas-hernandez.jpgRezpiral Espadin de MojoAlejandrina Aragón Hernández's espadín de mojo at 56.5% – full proof, full flavor https://mezcal.report/r/montelobos-tobala2026-01-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/montelobos-tobala.jpgMontelobos TobalaTobalá hit the commercial template, and the template won https://mezcal.report/r/riazuleno-clasico2026-01-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/riazuleno-clasico.jpgRiazuleño ClasicoGelasio Cruz's entry espadín – clean but quiet https://mezcal.report/r/yoowe-lechuguilla2026-01-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yoowe-lechuguilla-sinohe-chacon.jpgYoowe LechuguillaSinohe Chacón's lechuguilla at 47%, northern mezcal with conviction https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-papalometl-cimarron2026-01-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-papalometl-cimarron-rodriguez.jpgLuneta Papalometl + CimarronRodriguez's papalometl-cimarrón Puebla blend https://mezcal.report/r/the-producer-tepeztate2026-01-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-producer-tepeztate.jpgThe Producer TepeztateTepextate at 40.2% – the agave quietly disappearing https://mezcal.report/r/espina-roja-alto2026-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/espina-roja-alto-ariana-buendia.jpgEspina Roja AltoAriana Buendía's Michoacán alto at 48% – a maestra bottling from a growing Michoacán scene https://mezcal.report/r/tres-santos-ensamble2026-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-santos-ensamble.jpgTres Santos EnsambleA two-agave ensamble muted by the proof floor https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-cuixe-tepeztate2026-01-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-cuixe-tepeztate.jpgLalocura Cuixe-TepeztateLalo Ángeles's cuishe-tepextate ensamble at 50%. Proof, place, person https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-tobala2026-01-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-tobala-ramos.jpgMal Bien TobalaRamos tobalá at 49%, the Miahuatlán reference https://mezcal.report/r/3000-noches-arroqueno2026-01-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/3000-noches-arroqueno.jpg3000 Noches ArroquenoArroqueño at 50% – the 3000 Noches project declaring its intentions https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-pacheco2026-01-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-pacheco-francisco-garcia-leon.jpgCuish PachecoPacheco karwinskii at 50%. Another rare subspecies, named https://mezcal.report/r/rambha-jabali-espadin2026-01-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rambha-jabali-espadin.jpgRambha Jabali / EspadinJabalí-espadín at 50%, proof that carries both plants https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-del-palmar-verde-jaime-navarro2026-01-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-del-palmar-verde-jaime-navarro.jpgCampanilla del Palmar Verde - Jaime NavarroJaime Navarro's verde – a single-agave SLP release https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-pechuga2026-01-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-pechuga.jpgDon Lorenzo PechugaPechuga at 48%. Mid-tier pechuga bottled at proper proof, which is what makes the difference https://mezcal.report/r/fosforo-tobala-penca2026-01-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fosforo-tobala-penca.jpgFósforo Tobalá PencaTobalá aged in glass with the penca – a weird idea that lands https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-tobaziche2026-01-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-tobaziche.jpgPierde Almas TobazicheTobaziche with cedar in the room https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-mexicano2026-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-mexicano-juan-garcia.jpgMezcalosfera MexicanoJuan Garcia on mexicano at 48.1%, lift and structure https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-cuishe2026-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-cuishe.jpgPescador de Sueños CuisheLeoncio Santiago's cuishe, quietly exceptional https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-blanca2026-01-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-blanca.jpgLa Venenosa BlancaBlanca ensemble at ~48% – amarillo and chico aguiar, the costa in its full register https://mezcal.report/r/mitre-espadin2026-01-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mitre-espadin.jpgMitre EspadinMatatlán espadín at 40% – Don Tacho on a short leash https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-ticunchi2026-01-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-ticunchi.jpg5 Sentidos TicunchiAlvarez's solo ticuchi – a micro-agave, a micro-review https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-del-palmar-verde-quiotero2026-01-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-del-palmar-verde-quiotero-m-maria-de-la-luz.jpgCampanilla del Palmar Verde QuioteroVerde quiotero from M. Maria de la Luz – a variant distillation https://mezcal.report/r/los-javis-tobala2026-01-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-javis-tobala.jpgLos Javis TobalaThe bottle that redeems the Los Javis lineup https://mezcal.report/r/tres-santos-tepeztate2026-01-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-santos-tepeztate.jpgTres Santos TepeztateTepextate at 45%, the edge where it starts working https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobala-eduardo-cortez-perez2026-01-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobala-eduardo-cortez-perez.jpg5 Sentidos Tobala - Eduardo Cortez PerezLalo's Miahuatlán tobalá – aromatic precision at proof that holds https://mezcal.report/r/quiote-mezcaleria-tercer-aniversario2026-01-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiote-mezcaleria-tercer-aniversario.jpgQuiote Mezcaleria Tercer AniversarioCoyote-rayo anniversary release – rarity plus ambition https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-bicuixe2026-01-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-bicuixe-heriberto-garcia-sanchez.jpgNETA Espadín + BicuixeHeriberto García Sánchez's espadín plus bicuishe at 45.4%. A clean Miahuatlán baseline https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-espadin-becuela-tobala2026-01-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-espadin-becuela-tobala.jpgReal Minero Espadin, Becuela, TobaláMarmorata pulled into a 49% ensamble – becuela gets friends https://mezcal.report/r/las-melodias-de-la-luna-espadin2026-01-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/las-melodias-de-la-luna-espadin-rosario-angeles.jpgLas Melodías de la Luna EspadinEspadín at 46% – Rosario Ángeles Vásquez's baseline statement https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-madrecuishe-valente-garcia2026-01-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-madrecuishe-valente-garcia.jpgPalenqueros Madrecuishe - Valente GarciaValente García's madrecuishe – the saline-mineral end of the spectrum https://mezcal.report/r/fosforo-ensamble2026-01-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fosforo-ensamble.jpgFósforo EnsamblePuebla espadilla/tobalá ensamble at supermarket pricing https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-bacanora-lechuguilla2026-01-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-bacanora-lechuguilla-ramon-miranda.jpgMaguey Melate Bacanora LechuguillaRamón Miranda ensambles two Sonoran agaves into a single dry argument https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-del-palmar-chino2026-01-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-del-palmar-chino-jaime-navarro.jpgCampanilla del Palmar ChinoSingle-agave chino from Jaime Navarro https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-fuego-tobala2026-01-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-fuego-tobala.jpgCruz de Fuego TobalaTobalá at 47% – Cruz de Fuego's less successful wild, with muted aromatics https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tobaxiche-amarillo2026-01-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tobaxiche-amarillo.jpgGusto Historico Tobaxiche AmarilloTobaxiche amarillo – Juan García's karwinskii oddity https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-papalote-velilla2026-01-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-papalote-velilla-barranca.jpgMal Bien Papalote VelillaPapalote from Velilla Barranca – Guerrero wild agave at Mal Bien caliber https://mezcal.report/r/maria-bonita-ensamble-salmiana-cupreata2026-01-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maria-bonita-ensamble-salmiana-cupreata.jpgMaria Bonita Ensamble Salmiana / CupreataCupreata-salmiana from San Felipe – a cross-region ensamble at 40% https://mezcal.report/r/legendario-domingo-guerrero-cupreata2026-01-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/legendario-domingo-cupreata.jpgLegendario Domingo Guerrero CupreataCupreata at 50% – Guerrero agave via a Durango-focused brand https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-espina-negra2026-01-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-espina-negra-rolando-angeles.jpgPuntiagudo Espina NegraEspina negra – the rare karwinskii cousin https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tepextate-de-flor-sanchez2026-01-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tepextate-de-flor-sanchez.jpgGusto Historico Tepextate de Flor - SanchezNatalia Sánchez's tepextate is the reference bottle in the range https://mezcal.report/r/zancudo-tobala2026-01-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zancudo-tobala.jpgZancudo TobalaTobalá that chooses polish over personality https://mezcal.report/r/gozona-san-martinero2026-01-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gozona-san-martinero.jpgGozona San MartineroSan Martinero refrescador – karwinskii density at proof https://mezcal.report/r/siete-misterios-pechuga2026-01-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-misterios-pechuga.jpgSiete Misterios PechugaMatatlán pechuga that still tastes like a kitchen https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-diamantes-tobala2026-01-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-diamantes-tobala.jpgCruz de Diamantes TobalaTobalá at 48-53% – the Cruz de Diamantes discipline applied to tobalá, with predictable results https://mezcal.report/r/yotobi-pina2026-01-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yotobi-pina.jpgYotobi PiñaPineapple infusion softening an already-soft joven https://mezcal.report/r/fanekantsini-barril2025-12-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fanekantsini-barril-sosima-olivera.jpgFanekantsini BarrilSingle-agave barril at 50%. The quieter Fanekantsini, a bottle that rewards attention without demanding it https://mezcal.report/r/tres-santos-espadin2025-12-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-santos-espadin.jpgTres Santos EspadinEspadín at 40% from a maestro who can clearly do more https://mezcal.report/r/por-lo-bueno-espadin2025-12-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/por-lo-bueno-espadin.jpgPor Lo Bueno EspadinHonest entry espadín at 45%. Middle of the road, well-paved https://mezcal.report/r/yuku-savi-mexicanito2025-12-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuku-savi-mexicanito-felix-macedas.jpgYuku Savi MexicanitoMexicanito as Félix Macedas hears it – small agave, large voice https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-pechuga-with-guava2025-12-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-pechuga-with-guava-sergio-salas.jpgMaguey Melate Pechuga with GuavaSergio Salas – papalometl pechuga with guava, Puebla specialty https://mezcal.report/r/vecindad-ixtero-amarillo-abel-benitez2025-12-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vecindad-ixtero-amarillo-abel-benitez.jpgVecindad Ixtero Amarillo - Abel BenitezLas Canoas ixtero amarillo – capón, clean, honest https://mezcal.report/r/buen-camino-espadin2025-12-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/buen-camino-espadin.jpgBuen Camino EspadinSan Dionisio Ocotepec espadín at 48% – a disciplined village-specific mid-tier release https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-espadin2025-12-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-espadin.jpgDon Lorenzo EspadinEspadín at 47.5%, a baseline bottle at proof that earns the agave, which makes more difference than most brands admit https://mezcal.report/r/quiereme-mucho-cuishe2025-12-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiereme-mucho-cuishe.jpgQuiereme Mucho CuisheQuiereme Mucho cuishe – mid-tier karwinskii https://mezcal.report/r/lagrimas-de-dolores-castilla2025-12-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lagrimas-de-dolores-castilla.jpgLagrimas de Dolores CastillaCastilla at 47% – Fabiola Ávila running americana in Durango https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-sierra-negra2025-12-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-sierra-negra-ruben-lopez.jpgPuntiagudo Sierra NegraSierra negra at 48.2% – the cousin of arroqueño, leaner https://mezcal.report/r/vago-tepeztate2025-12-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-tepeztate.jpgVago Tepeztate - Aquilino Garcia LopezA Candelaria Yegolé tepeztate – fruit-forward, generous https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tobaziche-gregorio-hernandez2025-12-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tobaziche-gregorio-hernandez.jpgMaguey Melate Tobaziche - Gregorio HernandezGregorio's solo tobaziche – the karwinskii at 63.7% https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tobaziche-madre-cuixe2025-12-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tobaziche-madre-cuixe-rosario-angeles-vasquez.jpgMaguey Melate Tobaziche & Madre CuixeA two-karwinskii Minas ensamble that teaches the agave https://mezcal.report/r/tres-santos-tobala2025-12-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-santos-tobala.jpgTres Santos TobalaTobalá from a maestro making modest-but-honest work https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-mexicano2025-12-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-mexicano-laurentino-santos.jpgCuentacuentos MexicanoLaurentino Santos's mexicano at 45-50% – single-maestro work at a proof range that lets the agave develop https://mezcal.report/r/hedonistas-de-la-fe-tepeztate2025-12-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hedonistas-de-la-fe-tepeztate.jpgHedonistas de la Fe TepeztateMatatlán tepextate – 46% is the ceiling here https://mezcal.report/r/bacatt-bacanora2025-12-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bacatt-bacanora.jpgBacatt BacanoraA Sonoran bacanora at 47% – Bacatt doing serious work https://mezcal.report/r/fanekantsini-tobasiche-barril2025-12-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fanekantsini-tobasiche-barril-sosima-olivera.jpgFanekantsini Tobasiche / BarrilTobaziche-barril ensamble at 50%, two karwinskii variants from Jalisco in coherent conversation https://mezcal.report/r/admirable-madrecuishe2025-12-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/admirable-madrecuishe.jpgAdmirable MadrecuisheMadrecuishe from a producer priced at the accessible end of wild-agave https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-yaquiana-sonora2025-12-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-yaquiana-sonora-abel-and-genaro-encinas.jpgLamata Yaquiana SonoraSonora yaquiana at 51.1%. A rare variant that doesn't quite justify its own shelf https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-xx-san-andres-aniversario2025-12-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-xx-san-andres-aniversario-anastasio-aragon-martinez.jpgAlipus XX San Andres AniversarioA second San Andrés anniversary – this one from Anastasio Aragón Martínez https://mezcal.report/r/kilinga-bacanora-anejo2025-12-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/kilinga-bacanora-anejo.jpgKilinga Bacanora AñejoSonoran bacanora in oak – a small category's luxury move https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-ensamble-de-6-plantas2025-12-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-ensamble-de-6-plantas-javier-vasquez.jpg5 Sentidos Ensamble de 6 PlantasJavier Vasquez's six-plant blend – García's neighbor takes the same swing https://mezcal.report/r/vago-pechuga-tio-rey2025-12-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-pechuga-tio-rey.jpgVago Pechuga - Tío ReyTío Rey's copper pechuga – the Sola de Vega counterpart to his en barro https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-barril-tio-pedro2025-12-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-barril-tio-pedro.jpg5 Sentidos Barril - Tio PedroPedro Hernández's Santa Catarina Minas barril – clay pot pedigree, modest return https://mezcal.report/r/de-matachines-lamparillo2025-12-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/de-matachines-lamparillo-juan-manuel-perez.jpgDe Matachines LamparilloDurango lamparillo – asperrima from Nombre de Dios https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-del-palmar-verde-m-maria-de-la-luz2025-12-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-del-palmar-verde-m-maria-de-la-luz.jpgCampanilla del Palmar Verde - M. Maria de la LuzFebruary 2023 verde from M. Maria de la Luz https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-largo-espadin-san-martinero-madrecuishe2025-12-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-largo-espadin-san-martinero-madrecuishe.jpgReal Minero Largo, Espadin, San Martinero, MadrecuisheFour agaves at 56.6% – the proof ceiling where Real Minero still reads integrated https://mezcal.report/r/sotoleros-mario-and-cesar2025-12-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotoleros-mario-and-cesar.pngSotoleros Mario and CésarAldama Red Label – journeyman sotol, honestly made https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tepextate-wilfredo-garcia-sanchez2025-12-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tepextate-wilfredo-garcia-sanchez.jpgNETA Tepextate - Wilfredo García SánchezWilfredo García Sánchez's tepextate at 49.8%. The proof the agave deserves https://mezcal.report/r/por-lo-bueno-pechuga2025-12-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/por-lo-bueno-pechuga.jpgPor Lo Bueno PechugaPechuga at 46%, the proof holds it back https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-coyote2025-12-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-coyote.jpgBozal CoyoteCoyote at 52.8% – Bozal's heavyweight wild-agave release, and a rare high-proof coyote on the US market https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-madre-cuishe2025-12-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-madre-cuishe.jpgRey Campero Madre-CuisheMadrecuishe at 48%, velvety but sitting on the proof floor https://mezcal.report/r/kilinga-bacanora-blanco2025-12-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/kilinga-bacanora-blanco.jpgKilinga Bacanora BlancoA workmanlike blanco bacanora from Alamos https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-madre-cuishe2025-12-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-madre-cuishe.jpgWahaka Madre-CuisheMadrecuishe at 42% – the proof is the issue https://mezcal.report/r/palomo-destilado-con-mole2025-12-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomo-destilado-con-mole.jpgPalomo Destilado con MoleMole-distilled espadín – the Palomo pechuga that actually earns the concept https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-jabali-ruben-lopez2025-12-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-jabali-ruben-lopez.jpgPuntiagudo Jabali- Rubén LópezRubén López working jabalí at 48.3% https://mezcal.report/r/don-amado-pechuga2025-12-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-amado-pechuga.jpgDon Amado PechugaDon Amado pechuga at 46%, mid-tier pechuga with limited ambition on the recipe side https://mezcal.report/r/zinacantan-espadilla2025-12-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zinacantan-espadilla.jpgZinacantan EspadillaEspadilla from Puebla, loud in the best sense https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cupreata-miguel-ortiz-villagomez2025-12-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cupreata-miguel-ortiz-villagomez.jpgMaguey Melate Cupreata - Miguel Ortiz VillagomezMichoacán chino in a Filipino still – a regional outlier bottled https://mezcal.report/r/tr3s-tiempos-ensamble2025-12-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tr3s-tiempos-ensamble-diego-lucas-garcia.jpgTr3s Tiempos EnsambleAn ensamble that actually argues for ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/santo-llanto-tepextate2025-12-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/santo-llanto-tepextate.jpgSanto Llanto TepextateTepextate at 50 – Celso García's proof commitment https://mezcal.report/r/siempre-oaxaca-mexicano2025-12-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siempre-oaxaca-mexicano.jpgSiempre Oaxaca MexicanoMexicano from Ejutla – cooperative floor, credible result https://mezcal.report/r/gozona-tepeztate2025-12-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gozona-tepeztate-arroqueno.jpgGozona TepeztateTepextate plus arroqueño – wild florals on a cocoa frame https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-coyote2025-12-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-coyote-victor-ramos.jpgGusto Historico CoyoteCoyote refrescador – Victor Ramos at the top of his form https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-puntas-de-salmiana2025-12-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-puntas-de-salmiana.jpgMaguey Melate Puntas de Salmiana60% puntas from San Felipe – Pedro Valdés lets the still shout https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-salmiana-blanco2025-12-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-salmiana-blanco-daniel-navarro.jpgMaguey Melate Salmiana BlancoSan Luis Potosí salmiana blanco that reads honest, not electric https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-barril-rolando-angeles2025-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-barril-rolando-angeles.jpgPuntiagudo Barril- Rolando ÁngelesAngeles' barril – the same maguey, a different conversation https://mezcal.report/r/quiquiriqui-tobala2025-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiquiriqui-tobala.jpgQuiquiriqui TobalaTobalá at 46.7%. Modest but recognizable https://mezcal.report/r/esfuerzo-tobala2025-12-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/esfuerzo-tobala.jpgEsfuerzo TobaláTobalá at 47.10% – standard mid-tier tobalá at the proof where the agave shows https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-capon-bicuixe-capon2025-12-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-capon-bicuixe-capon-juan-vasquez-jimenez.jpgNETA Espadín capón + Bicuixe capónCapón espadín and capón bicuishe – both agaves allowed to go to seed before harvest https://mezcal.report/r/erstwhile-tepeztate-tobala2025-12-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/erstwhile-tepeztate-tobala.jpgErstwhile Tepeztate-TobaláTepextate-tobalá ensamble at 44% – two aromatic wild agaves in the natural ensamble pairing https://mezcal.report/r/fanekantsini-coyote2025-12-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fanekantsini-coyote-sosima-olivera.jpgFanekantsini CoyoteSosima Olivera's coyote at 50% – Jalisco coyote from a reference producer, and a rare regional take on a rare agave https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-flor-y-colas-de-chino2025-12-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-flor-y-colas-de-chino-jose-ines-vieyra.jpg5 Sentidos Flor y Colas de ChinoMichoacán chino through a Filipino still – José Ines Vieyra keeps the old process alive https://mezcal.report/r/batuq-blanco2025-12-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/batuq-blanco.jpgBatuq BlancoSonoran bacanora at 44% – Batuq doing serious category work, and one of the bottles setting the Sonoran baseline https://mezcal.report/r/mala-idea-tobala2025-12-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-idea-tobala.jpgMala Idea TobalaA 4% tobalá (typo or bottling error) – either way, a pass https://mezcal.report/r/the-impex-collection-madrecuixe2025-12-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-impex-collection-madrecuixe-felipe-cortes.jpgThe ImpEx Collection MadrecuixeMadrecuishe under 49% – the karwinskii that demands more https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-zacate-limon-puntas2025-11-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-zacate-limon-puntas-dona-erika.jpgAguerrido Zacate Limon Puntas62.4% zacate limón puntas – aggressive, and a test of whether infusion formats scale to still-strength https://mezcal.report/r/kilinga-bacanora-reposado2025-11-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/kilinga-bacanora-reposado.jpgKilinga Bacanora ReposadoBarrel-rested bacanora, gentle middle ground https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-sierra-negra-de-cuero2025-11-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-sierra-negra-de-cuero-reynaldo-alejandro.jpg5 Sentidos Sierra Negra de CueroSierra negra after a rest in leather – Alejandro's quieter variant https://mezcal.report/r/noble-coyote-capon2025-11-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-coyote-capon.jpgNoble Coyote CaponEleazar and Marcos Brena's capón espadín at 48% – concentration, honestly done https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-espadin-alberto-ortiz2025-11-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-espadin-alberto-ortiz.jpgPalenqueros Espadin - Alberto OrtizDon Beto Ortiz espadín under a specialist label – this is the Ortiz bottle to buy https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-arroqueno-con-barril2025-11-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-arroqueno-con-barril-tio-pedro-lalo.jpg5 Sentidos Arroqueno con BarrilArroqueño-barril ensamble from Tío Pedro Lalo – ambitious but slightly muddled https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-espadin-de-cuero2025-11-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadin-de-cuero.jpg5 Sentidos Espadin de CueroReynaldo Alejandro's leather-rested espadín – an acquired taste, well-executed https://mezcal.report/r/amateco-madrecuixe2025-11-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/amateco-madrecuixe-sanchez-lucas.jpgAmateco MadrecuixeSanchez-Lucas madrecuishe – dense and restrained at 49.2% https://mezcal.report/r/vago-el-manantial2025-11-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-el-manantial.jpgVago El ManantialThe Barriga family's river-water espadín https://mezcal.report/r/sanzekan-cupreata-silvestre2025-11-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sanzekan-cupreata-silvestre.jpgSanzekan Cupreata - SilvestreSilvestre's papalote – 47.3% and quietly excellent https://mezcal.report/r/mezul-mezcal-azul-espadin2025-11-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezul-mezcal-azul-espadin.jpgMezul Mezcal Azul, EspadinZacatecas azul-espadín at 40% – commercial ABV, commercial ambition https://mezcal.report/r/todos-santos-mezcaleros-coyote2025-11-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/todos-santos-mezcaleros-coyote.jpgTodos Santos Mezcaleros CoyoteCoyote at 50.3%, another Todos Santos Mezcaleros release and a rare high-proof coyote https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-manso2025-11-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-manso.jpgMal Bien MansoManso Sahuayo from Jalisco – a rarely-seen variety at Mal Bien caliber https://mezcal.report/r/caballito-cerrero-unicorn-chato2025-11-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caballito-cerrero-unicorn-chato.jpgCaballito Cerrero "Unicorn" ChatoChato agave at 55% – Jalisco's rarest heirloom variety, and defines the upper tier work from the Caballito Cerrero project https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-cupreata-puntas2025-11-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-cupreata-puntas-don-antonio.jpgAguerrido Cupreata PuntasPuntas at 65.9% – a technical bottling for specialists https://mezcal.report/r/el-samaritano-arroqueno2025-11-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-samaritano-arroqueno.jpgEl Samaritano ArroqueñoArroqueño at 47%. A respectable mid-tier arroqueño from a producer that runs the proof where the agave shows https://mezcal.report/r/fidencio-tierra-blanca2025-11-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fidencio-tierra-blanca.jpgFidencio Tierra BlancaTierra Blanca – Fidencio's village-specific release at 50%, and one of the stronger bottles in the range https://mezcal.report/r/gozona-tobaziche2025-11-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gozona-tobaziche.jpgGozona TobazicheTobaziche in refrescador – leaner than the Gozona house style https://mezcal.report/r/the-moon-shift-espadin2025-11-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-moon-shift-espadin.jpgThe Moon Shift EspadinMatatlán espadín capón, glass-aged – the Pérez family treatment https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-capon-con-frutas2025-11-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-capon-con-frutas.jpgRezpiral Capon con FrutasAureliano Hernández's capón-con-frutas at 46%. Agave with a garden attached https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-espadin-aureliano-hernandez-martinez2025-11-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-espadin-aureliano-hernandez-martinez.jpgRezpiral Espadin - Aureliano Hernandez MartinezAureliano Hernández Martínez's espadín at 46% – honest, quiet https://mezcal.report/r/vago-ensamble-emigdio2025-11-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-ensamble-emigdio.jpgVago Ensamble - Emigdio Jarquin RamirezEmigdio Jarquín's five-agave Miahuatlán study https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-espadilla2025-11-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadilla-amando-alvarado-alvarez.jpg5 Sentidos EspadillaAmando Alvarez on espadilla, out of Santa María Ixcatlán – a Oaxacan mountain agave at honest proof https://mezcal.report/r/aguafuerte-joven2025-11-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguafuerte-joven.jpgAguafuerte JovenGuerrero papalote at 43%. A surprise in the mid-tier https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-espadin-don-santos2025-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-espadin-don-santos.jpgMezcalosfera Espadin - Don SantosDon Santos's solo espadín at 50% – espadín as wild agave https://mezcal.report/r/oax-original-arroqueno2025-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/oax-original-arroqueno.jpgOAX Original ArroqueñoArroqueño doing what arroqueño does, without apology https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-sierra-negra2025-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-sierra-negra-baltazar-cruz.jpgPalenqueros Sierra NegraBaltazar Cruz's sierra negra – dense, dark, deliberate https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-madre-cuishe2025-11-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-a-dios-madre-cuishe.jpgGracias a Dios Madre CuisheMadrecuishe at 45%. The proof that tells you which camp this producer is in https://mezcal.report/r/derrumbes-guerrero2025-11-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/derrumbes-guerrero.jpgDerrumbes GuerreroCupreata from Coyuca de Catalán – the Guerrero argument, fully made https://mezcal.report/r/vinatero-verde-samuel-torres2025-11-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vinatero-verde-samuel-torres.jpgVinatero Verde - Samuel TorresSamuel Torres's verde – the flightier voice in the Nombre de Dios pair https://mezcal.report/r/yuku-savi-candelillo2025-11-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuku-savi-candelillo-felix-macedas.jpgYuku Savi CandelilloFélix Macedas' candelillo is a bottle to organize a night around https://mezcal.report/r/dainzu-espadin2025-11-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dainzu-espadin.jpgDainzu EspadinUnspecified-proof Matatlán espadín – the default bottle https://mezcal.report/r/palomas-mensajeras-azul2025-11-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomas-mensajeras-azul.jpgPalomas Mensajeras AzulAzul from Michoacán – the other house making the case for blue agave as mezcal https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-tobala-espadin2025-11-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-tobala-espadin.jpgDel Maguey Tobala & EspadinTobalá-espadín ensamble – Del Maguey's most surprising 5-agave bottle https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-cucharillo2025-11-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-cucharillo-pascual-canseco.jpgMezcalosfera CucharilloCucharillo – the Dasylirion cousin of sotol, from Pascual Canseco https://mezcal.report/r/por-lo-bueno-elemental2025-11-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/por-lo-bueno-elemental.jpgPor Lo Bueno ElementalElemental espadín at 42% – the budget lane's ceiling https://mezcal.report/r/salvadores-reposado2025-11-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvadores-reposado.jpgSalvadores ReposadoReposado at 42 – barrel-tempered but not barrel-smothered https://mezcal.report/r/vago-espadin-en-barro2025-11-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-espadin-en-barro.jpgVago Espadin en BarroClay-pot espadín from Tío Rey – structure you can taste https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobasiche-san-martinero2025-11-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobasiche-san-martinero-simeon-ramirez.jpgRezpiral Tobasiche & San MartineroSimeón's karwinskii duet – 50.4% and every bit of it earned https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-coyote-victor-emanuel-ramos2025-11-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-coyote-victor-emanuel-ramos.jpgMaguey Melate Coyote - Victor & Emanuel RamosVictor and Emanuel Ramos run coyote through refrescador at 49.4% https://mezcal.report/r/las-melodias-de-la-luna-tobala2025-11-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/las-melodias-de-la-luna-tobala-rosario-angeles.jpgLas Melodías de la Luna TobalaTobalá at 49% – Rosario Ángeles Vásquez running a wild potatorum at correct proof https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-mexicano2025-11-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-mexicano.jpgEl Jolgorio MexicanoMexicano made legible https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-inaequidens-miguel-ortiz-villagomez2025-11-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-inaequidens-miguel-ortiz-villagomez.jpgMaguey Melate Inaequidens - Miguel Ortiz VillagomezMiguel Ortiz Villagomez at 53% – Michoacán alto given room https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-tepextate2025-11-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-tepextate.jpgRey Campero TepextateCandelaria Yegole tepextate at 48% – the floor-proof version https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-repo-on-rye2025-11-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-repo-on-rye.jpgWahaka Repo on RyeA reposado finished in Wigle rye barrels – novelty over spirit https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-pelon-verde2025-11-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-pelon-verde-sergio-martinez-rodriguez.jpgMaguey Melate Pelón VerdeSergio Martinez Rodriguez – pelón verde, a wild Oaxacan outlier https://mezcal.report/r/quiote-tobasiche2025-11-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiote-tobasiche-gregorio-hernandez.jpgQuiote TobasicheGregorio Hernández on tobaziche – the karwinskii done right https://mezcal.report/r/espina-negra-tobala2025-11-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/espina-negra-tobala.jpgEspina Negra TobalaTobalá at 45% – mid-tier, mid-register, a bottle that does the job without drawing attention https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-arroqueno-tepextate2025-11-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-arroqueno-tepextate-onofre-ortiz.jpgPuntiagudo Arroqueno + TepextateOnofre Ortiz's arroqueño-tepextate – weight meets patience https://mezcal.report/r/quiote-rayo2025-11-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiote-rayo-primitivo-vasquez.jpgQuiote RayoRayo – the lightning-strike maguey, Primitivo Vásquez distilling https://mezcal.report/r/vecindad-lineno2025-10-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vecindad-lineno-abel-benitez.jpgVecindad LineñoLineño from Las Canoas – rustic, proofed, honest https://mezcal.report/r/agua-del-sol-espadin-reyna-rodriguez-ramirez2025-10-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-del-sol-espadin-reyna-rodriguez-ramirez.jpgAgua del Sol Espadin - Reyna Rodriguez RamirezReyna Rodríguez Ramírez's espadín – Yautepec production at standard proof https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-espadin-especial2025-10-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-espadin-especial.jpgDel Maguey Espadin EspecialSanta Maria Albarradas espadín at 45% https://mezcal.report/r/sanloco-espadin2025-10-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sanloco-espadin-rodolfo-juan-juarez.jpgSanloco EspadinA mezcalero's name on a 40% bottle – a mismatch https://mezcal.report/r/amateco-jabalin2025-10-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/amateco-jabalin-garcia-aquino.jpgAmateco Jabalin60% jabalí – Amateco declaring its intentions https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-tobasiche2025-10-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-tobasiche.jpgDon Lorenzo TobasicheTobaziche at 48.14% – a disciplined mid-tier karwinskii without any showmanship https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-tobala2025-10-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-tobala-angelica-garcia-vazquez.jpgLuneta TobalaGarcía Vázquez's tobalá – proof-range trouble https://mezcal.report/r/nuestra-soledad-santiago-matatlan2025-10-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nuestra-soledad-santiago-matatlan.jpgNuestra Soledad Santiago MatatlanMatatlán espadín – the heart of the category, honestly rendered https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-cucharilla-con-espadin2025-10-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-cucharilla-con-espadin-alberto-martinez.jpgCinco Sentidos Cucharilla con EspadinAn experiment worth trying once – cucharilla is a novelty, not a staple https://mezcal.report/r/amaras-logia-mexicano2025-10-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/amaras-logia-mexicano.jpgAmaras Logia MexicanoLogia mexicano – more complete than Amaras' entry range https://mezcal.report/r/el-tigre-papalote-tio-chuchi2025-10-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-tigre-papalote-tio-chuchi.jpgEl Tigre Papalote - Tio ChuchiTío Chuchi's papalote at 47-52% – a quieter El Tigre batch that still earns the range's reputation https://mezcal.report/r/dos-pasiones-espadin2025-10-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dos-pasiones-espadin.jpgDos Pasiones EspadinStandard espadín at 45%. A clean Santa Maria Albarradas entry https://mezcal.report/r/carreno-tobala2025-10-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcal-carreno-tobala.jpgCarreño TobalaCarreño's tobalá – another reference-adjacent release https://mezcal.report/r/tres-tribus-ensamble2025-10-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-tribus-ensamble.jpgTres Tribus EnsambleA four-agave Nuxaño ensamble that leans on jabalí https://mezcal.report/r/creyente-cuishe2025-10-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creyente-cuishe.jpgCreyente CuisheThe anomaly in the Creyente range – a cuishe that somehow survived the industrial hand https://mezcal.report/r/el-buho-especial-cuishe2025-10-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-buho-especial-cuishe.jpgEl Buho Especial CuisheCuishe at 48% – a clean El Buho karwinskii that runs a shade above the category standard https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-madrecuixe-don-job2025-10-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-madrecuixe-don-job.jpgMezcalosfera Madrecuixe - Don JobJob Cortés on madrecuishe at 46.52% – clean but modest https://mezcal.report/r/tileno-espadin2025-10-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tileno-espadin.jpgTileño EspadinSan Martín Tilcajete espadín – Elias Angeles's honest daily https://mezcal.report/r/fanekantsini-sierra-negra2025-10-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fanekantsini-sierra-negra-sosima-olivera.jpgFanekantsini Sierra NegraSingle-agave sierra negra at 50%. The solo version of the reference ensamble, and the bottle that teaches what the ensamble's partners actually add https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-puntas-de-bicuixe-espadin-y-madrecuixe-con-lima2025-10-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-puntas-de-bicuixe-espadin-y-madrecuixe-con-lima-juarez.jpgGusto Historico Puntas de Bicuixe, Espadin, y Madrecuixe con LimaPuntas with lime – 60.4% Juarez, a category of one https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tequilana-capon2025-10-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tequilana-capon-wilfredo-garcia-sanchez.jpgNETA Tequilana CapónWilfredo's capón tequilana at 47.9%. Tequilana treated like a serious mezcal agave https://mezcal.report/r/el-samaritano-ensamble2025-10-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-samaritano-ensamble.jpgEl Samaritano EnsambleThree-agave ensamble at 42%. The proof undersells the format, which is the whole problem https://mezcal.report/r/legendario-domingo-san-luis-potosi2025-10-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/legendario-domingo-san-luis-potosi.jpgLegendario Domingo San Luis PotosíVerde at 46% – San Luis Potosí wild, the brand's best available bottle https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-bicuixe2025-10-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe-bicuixe-primitivo-vasquez.jpgNETA Madrecuixe BicuixeA dense two-agave ensamble from Primitivo Vásquez https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-fuego-cafe-de-olla2025-10-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-fuego-cafe-de-olla.jpgCruz de Fuego Café de OllaCoffee-infused espadín – café de olla mezcal, a dessert-format infusion https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-wild-papalome2025-10-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-wild-papalome.jpgDel Maguey Wild PapalomePapalome – cupreata and potatorum ensamble from San Pedro Teozacoalco https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-salmiana2025-10-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-salmiana-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral SalmianaBerta Vásquez's salmiana at 47.7%. A wet-green agave disciplined https://mezcal.report/r/vinatero-criollo2025-10-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vinatero-criollo-isidora-zavala.jpgVinatero CriolloIsidora Zavala's criollo – a Durango maestra's signature https://mezcal.report/r/amaras-logia-cenizo2025-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/amaras-logia.jpgAmaras Logia CenizoDurango cenizo, honestly rendered – the hidden pick in the Amaras catalog https://mezcal.report/r/vinatero-verde-beto-y-julian2025-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vinatero-verde-beto-y-julian.jpgVinatero Verde - Beto y JulianDurango verde – the quieter wild of the Nombre de Dios bench https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-diamantes-mexicano2025-10-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-diamantes-mexicano.jpgCruz de Diamantes MexicanoThe third Cruz de Diamantes 5.0 – mexicano at 48-53%, completing the producer's reference trio https://mezcal.report/r/elenita-strawberry-mule2025-10-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/elenita-strawberry-mule.jpgElenita Strawberry MuleStrawberry-ginger mezcal mule in a can – the RTD mule format with mezcal substituting for vodka https://mezcal.report/r/historias-y-memorias-espadin2025-10-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/historias-y-memorias-espadin.jpgHistorias y Memorias EspadinA Matatlán espadín trying to stand out of a crowded lane https://mezcal.report/r/tepanal-cuche-arroqueno2025-10-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tepanal-cuche-arroqueno.jpgTepanal Cuche & ArroqueñoCuche and arroqueño in one clay pot – Rafa's weight-class ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/dos-pasiones-destilado-con-almendras2025-10-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dos-pasiones-destilado-con-almendras.jpgDos Pasiones Destilado con AlmendrasAlmond-distilled espadín at 46%, a seasonal infusion format that lands as category rather than gimmick https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-lumbre-aureliano-hernandez-martinez2025-10-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-lumbre-aureliano-hernandez-martinez.jpgRezpiral Lumbre – Aureliano Hernandez MartinezAureliano Hernández's lumbre at 48.1%. The spiky wild agave, rendered clean https://mezcal.report/r/salvadores-destilado-con-elote2025-10-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvadores-destilado-con-elote.jpgSalvadores Destilado con EloteDistilled with corn – less gimmick than it sounds https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-papalote-capon-calzada2025-10-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-papalote-capon-calzada.jpgMal Bien Papalote Capón - CalzadaRefugio Calzada's capón – the sweet-driven papalote we'd pick https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-ensamble-de-7-plantas2025-10-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-ensamble-de-7-plantas.jpg5 Sentidos Ensamble de 7 PlantasSeven agaves – the most ambitious ensamble in the 5 Sentidos catalog https://mezcal.report/r/buen-camino-tobala2025-10-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/buen-camino-tobala.jpgBuen Camino TobalaTobalá at 48%. The range's aromatic wild bottled at proof that does structural work https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-pulquero2025-10-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-pulquero-cortes.jpgMal Bien PulqueroCortés pulquero – atrovirens americana as its own argument https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-barril-sergio-juarez-patricio2025-10-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-barril-sergio-juarez-patricio.jpg5 Sentidos Barril - Sergio Juárez PatricioSergio Juárez Patricio's barril at 48%. The rare single-maestro barril bottling from an agave that punishes shortcuts https://mezcal.report/r/firme-ensamble-de-62025-10-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/firme-ensamble-de-6.jpgFirme Ensamble de 6Six-agave ensamble at 45% – ambition at the wrong proof, and a category math problem https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalum2025-10-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalum.jpgMezcalumCuishe and espadín at 44%, the ensamble with the volume down https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-puntas-de-sierra-negra2025-10-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-puntas-de-sierra-negra-ramos.jpgMal Bien Puntas de Sierra Negra60.2% puntas de sierra negra – a serious declaration https://mezcal.report/r/rayo-seco-lechuguilla2025-10-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayo-seco-lechuguilla.jpgRayo Seco LechuguillaLechuguilla at 53% – the small agave at big proof https://mezcal.report/r/el-tigre-papalote-tia-gonzala2025-10-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-tigre-papalote-tia-gonzala.jpgEl Tigre Papalote - Tia GonzalaTía Gonzala's papalote at 47-52% – El Tigre's maestra bottlings, and some of the project's strongest releases https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-arroqueno2025-10-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-arroqueno.jpgGusto Historico ArroquenoMiahuatlán arroqueño in refrescador – Victor Ramos in full voice https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-espadin-espadilla-horno2025-10-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-espadin-espadilla-horno-pantaleon-lopez.jpgCuish Espadin / Espadilla / HornoPantaleón López's three-agave ensamble at 48% https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-espadin-de-milpa2025-10-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-espadin-de-milpa-juarez.jpgGusto Historico Espadin de MilpaMilpa espadín at 50.5% – Ignacio Juarez, nothing withheld https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-tobala-tepextate2025-10-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-tobala-tepextate-amatlan.jpgSin Gusano Tobala & TepextateTobalá and tepextate in one refrescador – both agaves intact https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-azul-mixteca-ed-42025-10-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-azul-mixteca-ed-4.jpgCinco Sentidos Azul (Mixteca ed. 4)The fourth edition of Ramirez–Arriaga's Puebla azul – consistent, dry, honest https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-232025-10-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-23.jpgMezcalero No. 23Cirilo and Cosme Hernandez on sierrudo – the sharp-leaved rarity https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-pizorra-mixteca-ed-42025-09-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-pizorra-mixteca-ed-4.jpgCinco Sentidos Pizorra (Mixteca ed. 4)Tobón's fourth pizorra edition – a shade quieter than the original https://mezcal.report/r/ilegal-carribean-cask-finish2025-09-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ilegal-carribean-cask-finish.jpgIlegal Carribean Cask FinishRum-cask finish – a marketing department's idea of innovation https://mezcal.report/r/rayo-seco-penca-ancha2025-09-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayo-seco-penca-ancha.jpgRayo Seco Penca AnchaPenca ancha – the broad-leafed rarity, 48% and honest https://mezcal.report/r/zinacantan-papalometl2025-09-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zinacantan-papalometl.jpgZinacantan PapalometlPapalometl – arroqueño's wild cousin, bottled properly https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-coyote2025-09-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-coyote.jpgMezcalosfera CoyoteCoyote from a second producer – the category's supply catching up with demand https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-guias-de-calabaza2025-09-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-guias-de-calabaza.jpgBozal Guias de CalabazaPumpkin vine-distilled espadín – Oaxaca's harvest-season tradition rendered as a specialty release https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-papalometl-noel-negrellos-ortega2025-09-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-papalometl-noel-negrellos-ortega.jpgMaguey Melate Papalometl - Noel Negrellos OrtegaNoel Negrellos Ortega – Puebla papalometl, San Luis Atolotitlan https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-sierra-negra-reynaldo-alejandro2025-09-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-sierra-negra-reynaldo-alejandro.jpg5 Sentidos Sierra Negra - Reynaldo AlejandroAlejandro's straight sierra negra – the quieter cousin to Martinez, nearly as good https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-inaequidens-raul-pedraza-padilla2025-09-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-inaequidens-raul-pedraza-padilla.jpgMaguey Melate Inaequidens - Raul Pedraza PadillaRaul Pedraza Padilla's alto – the mid-weight Michoacán pick https://mezcal.report/r/gozona-sierra-negra2025-09-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gozona-sierra-negra.jpgGozona Sierra NegraAmericana dense enough to chew https://mezcal.report/r/siete-misterios-espadin-mexicanito-ensamble2025-09-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-misterios-espadin-mexicanito-ensamble.jpgSiete Misterios Espadin/Mexicanito EnsambleThe copper bottle in a clay-pot house – and it earns the exception https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tepextate-arroqueno-madrecuixe-cuixe2025-09-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tepextate-arroqueno-madrecuixe-cuixe.jpgGusto Historico Tepextate/ Arroqueno/ Madrecuixe/ CuixeFour-agave Victor Ramos ensamble, refrescador-stilled, dense https://mezcal.report/r/mezcal-reviews-burrito-fiestero-ultramundo-batch-pick2025-09-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcal-reviews-burrito-fiestero-ultramundo-batch-pick.jpgMezcal Reviews Burrito Fiestero + Ultramundo Batch PickMezcalreviews + Ultramundo joint cask pick – lamparillo-verde ensamble, and the kind of retailer collaboration that surfaces gems https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-papalome-mixteca-ed-42025-09-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-papalome-mixteca-ed-4.jpgCinco Sentidos Papalome (Mixteca ed. 4)Papalome from the Mixteca region – one of the rarest bottles in the catalog https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-azul-y-papalome-mixteca-ed-42025-09-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-azul-y-papalome-mixteca-ed-4.jpgCinco Sentidos Azul y Papalome (Mixteca ed. 4)Azul plus papalome, Mixteca ed. 4 – Delfino Tobón's fourth chapter https://mezcal.report/r/banhez-espadin-barril2025-09-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/banhez-ensamble.jpgBanhez Espadin & BarrilThe most interesting $33 bottle in mezcal https://mezcal.report/r/beu-spirits-blood-moon2025-09-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/beu-spirits-blood-moon.jpgBEÚ Spirits Blood MoonA Santo Domingo Albarradas pechuga at 49% https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-cupreata-vicencio-y-gabina2025-09-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-cupreata-vicencio-y-gabina.jpgAguerrido Cupreata - Vicencio y GabinaA married-couple bottling from Ahuacuotzingo – rare village coverage https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-papalote-joven2025-09-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-papalote-joven-calzada.jpgMal Bien Papalote JovenCalzada's straight papalote – the everyday Chilapa pick https://mezcal.report/r/siete-misterios-arroqueno2025-09-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-misterios-arroqueno.jpgSiete Misterios ArroquenoSiete Misterios going wild – arroqueño from Sola de Vega https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-mexicano2025-09-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-mexicano-sergio-juarez-patricio.jpg5 Sentidos MexicanoSergio Juarez's refrescador mexicano – a distinct process, a modest result https://mezcal.report/r/fanekantsini-sierra-negra-y-arroqueno2025-09-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fanekantsini-sierra-negra-y-arroqueno-sosima-olivera.jpgFanekantsini Sierra Negra y ArroqueñoSosima Olivera's sierra negra-arroqueño at 50%. Benchmark-level Jalisco, and one of the bottles that argues the mezcal conversation needs to expand past Oaxaca https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-bicuixe-vazquez2025-09-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-bicuixe-vazquez.jpgGusto Historico Bicuixe - VazquezJuan Vázquez bicuishe at 45.9% – quiet, precise, deep https://mezcal.report/r/monte-alban-mezcal-con-gusano2025-09-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/monte-alban-mezcal-con-gusano.jpgMonte Alban Mezcal Con GusanoThe bottle with the worm – exactly that, no more https://mezcal.report/r/100-pueblos-bacanora2025-09-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/100-pueblos-bacanora.jpg100 Pueblos BacanoraSonoran bacanora at 38%. The proof limits what the bottle can say https://mezcal.report/r/agave-de-cortes-extra-anejo2025-09-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-de-cortes-extra-anejo.jpgAgave de Cortes Extra AnejoExtra añejo espadín at 43% – longer aging than most, better execution than most https://mezcal.report/r/desolas-salmiana2025-09-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/desolas-salmiana.jpgDesolas SalmianaAhualulco salmiana at 40%. A rare proof-low bottle that still works https://mezcal.report/r/por-lo-bueno-cirial2025-09-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/por-lo-bueno-cirial.jpgPor Lo Bueno CirialCirial – the karwinskii-adjacent rarity done with restraint https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-alto2025-09-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-alto-elias-garcia-soto.jpgLuneta AltoInaequidens at 52% – García Soto's clearest signature https://mezcal.report/r/mestiza-negra-espadin2025-09-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mestiza-negra-espadin.webpMestiza Negra EspadinArtesanal Matatlán espadín at a price that almost feels like a typo https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-xx-san-andres-aniversario-espadin-y-bicuishe2025-09-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-xx-san-andres-aniversario-espadin-y-bicuishe-don-valente-angel.jpgAlipus XX San Andres Aniversario Espadin y BicuisheAlipus's anniversary release from Don Valente Angel – single-producer focus in a distribution brand https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-tobasiche-barril2025-09-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-tobasiche-barril.jpgLalocura Tobasiche-BarrilTobaziche-barril at 50%. Two karwinskii varieties, one Lalo Ángeles https://mezcal.report/r/lucy-pistolas-joven2025-09-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lucy-pistolas-joven.jpgLucy Pistolas JovenGuanajuato salmiana at the tier's proof floor https://mezcal.report/r/palomo-destilado-con-cacao2025-09-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomo-destilado-con-cacao.jpgPalomo Destilado con CacaoCacao-distilled espadín – a flavored concept that mostly reads as flavored https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-cimarron2025-09-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-cimarron-rodriguez.jpgLuneta CimarronRodriguez's cimarrón – Puebla marmorata proofed to work https://mezcal.report/r/nayaa-criollo2025-09-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nayaa-criollo.jpgNayaá CriolloGuerrero criollo at 40% – a terroir shout held back by the spec https://mezcal.report/r/rambha-lobster-pechuga-puntas2025-09-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rambha-lobster-pechuga-puntas.jpgRambha Lobster Pechuga PuntasLobster pechuga at +/- 73% – category fringe, bottle-committed https://mezcal.report/r/agua-magica-espadin-capon2025-09-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-magica-espadin-capon.jpgAgua Mágica Espadín CapónCapón espadín at 45% – a technique that calls for higher proof https://mezcal.report/r/pm-spirits-destilado-de-agave-espadin2025-09-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pm-spirits-destilado-de-agave.jpgPM Spirits Destilado de Agave EspadinDestilado de agave at 61.1%. Outside the NOM, inside the conversation https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-cimarron2025-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-cimarron.jpgChacolo CimarronStandard-proof cimarrón at 50%, a Jalisco vocabulary agave from a specialty producer https://mezcal.report/r/maltoro-tobala2025-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maltoro-tobala.jpgMaltoro TobalaTobalá at 40%, the agave in name only https://mezcal.report/r/agave-mixtape-papalote-capon2025-09-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-mixtape-papalote-capon-ciro-barranca.jpgAgave Mixtape Papalote CapónCapón papalote from Ciro Barranca – two specialty techniques on one rare agave https://mezcal.report/r/san-bartolo-mexicano-tobasiche-pechuga-de-mole2025-09-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/san-bartolo-mexicano-tobasiche-pechuga-de-mole.jpgSan Bartolo Mexicano / Tobasiche Pechuga de MolePechuga de mole – a format with a point of view https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-cuerno-chino2025-09-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-cuerno-chino-navarro.jpgLuneta Cuerno + ChinoNavarro's cuerno-chino salmiana ensamble, at proof https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-tobala-onofre-ortiz2025-09-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-tobala-onofre-ortiz.jpgPuntiagudo Tobala - Onofre OrtizOrtiz on tobalá at 52.3% – the proof changes everything https://mezcal.report/r/beu-spirits-new-moon2025-09-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/beu-spirits-new-moon-espadin.jpgBEÚ Spirits New MoonNew Moon espadín – capón harvest, Santa Maria La Pila production https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-chino2025-09-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-chino-maria-de-la-luz.jpgMaguey Melate ChinoMaria de la Luz makes San Luis Potosí chino in a campanilla still https://mezcal.report/r/estacion-ipina2025-08-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/estacion-ipina.jpgEstación IpiñaSalmiana at 40% – the proof where character goes to retire https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-espadin-jose-cortes2025-08-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-espadin-jose-cortes.jpgMezcalosfera Espadin - José CortésJose Cortes' espadín – a single-palenque bottle at a reasonable Mezcalosfera price https://mezcal.report/r/beu-spirits-moon-ceremony2025-08-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/beu-spirits-moon-ceremony.jpgBEÚ Spirits Moon CeremonyAnother Santo Domingo Albarradas pechuga – lower proof than the Blood Moon https://mezcal.report/r/erstwhile-henequen2025-08-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/erstwhile-henequen.jpgErstwhile HenequénHenequén at 45%. The Yucatán fiber agave distilled, and a category-edge vocabulary word https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tepeztate-alejandrina-nicolas-hernandez2025-08-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tepeztate-alejandrina-nicolas-hernandez.jpgRezpiral Tepeztate - Alejandrina & Nicolas HernandezAlejandrina Aragón Hernández's tepextate at 48.7% – Río Seco terroir, full proof https://mezcal.report/r/zinacantan-pitzomel2025-08-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zinacantan-pitzomel.jpgZinacantan PitzomelPichomel at honest proof – another Puebla entry worth tasting https://mezcal.report/r/agua-del-sol-pelon-verde2025-08-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-del-sol-pelon-verde-reyna-rodriguez-ramirez.jpgAgua del Sol Pelon VerdePelón verde – a rarely-bottled variety from Yautepec https://mezcal.report/r/granja-nomada-espadin2025-08-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/granja-nomada-espadin.jpgGranja Nómada EspadinSan Dionisio espadín at a shy 42% – needs another point https://mezcal.report/r/swell-de-spirits-chacolo-los-convidados-lineno2025-08-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/swell-de-spirits-chacolo-los-convidados-lineno.jpgSwell de Spirits Chacolo Los Convidados LineñoChacolo Lineño capón – Jalisco Filipino-still at conviction https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-papalote-jose-robledo2025-08-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-papalote-jose-robledo.jpgCinco Sentidos Papalote - Jose RobledoMazatlán, Guerrero papalote at 50.3%. The proof does the work https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tequilana2025-08-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tequilana.jpgRezpiral TequilanaBlue agave distilled like it actually deserves it https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-tepeztate-serafin2025-08-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-tepeztate-serafin.jpgCuentacuentos Tepeztate - SerafínSerafín's tepeztate – softer than Everardo's, still serious https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-barril2025-08-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-barril-onofre-ortiz.jpgPuntiagudo BarrilBarril from Onofre Ortiz – karwinskii with a narrow focus https://mezcal.report/r/beu-spirits-phobos2025-08-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/beu-spirits-phobos.jpgBEÚ Spirits PhobosPulquero from San Juan Bautista – a rarely-bottled agave https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-verde-chino2025-08-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-verde-chino-navarro.jpgLuneta Verde / ChinoNavarro's verde-chino ensamble – his clearest SLP release https://mezcal.report/r/carreno-ensamble-72025-08-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/carreno-ensamble-7.jpgCarreño Ensamble 7Seven-agave ensamble from Carreño – the bottle that earns the count https://mezcal.report/r/los-javis-cerrudo2025-08-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-javis-cerrudo.jpgLos Javis CerrudoSierrudo – an americana dialect worth learning https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-cupreata2025-08-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-cupreata-benigno-sanchez-gatica.jpgCuentacuentos CupreataBenigno Sánchez Gatica's Guerrero cupreata/papalote at 47.9%. Another strong Cuentacuentos individual-maestro release https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-cuixe-con-espadin-de-milpa2025-08-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-cuixe-con-espadin-de-milpa-santos.jpgGusto Historico Cuixe con Espadin de MilpaCuishe and milpa espadín – Santos building an honest ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-jabali2025-08-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-jabali.jpgMal Bien JabaliAnother tough wild agave, another Mal Bien bottle that refuses to smooth it https://mezcal.report/r/miel-de-tierra-reposado2025-08-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/miel-de-tierra-reposado.jpgMiel de Tierra ReposadoLightly oaked azul at 40% – a middle position no one asked for https://mezcal.report/r/beu-spirits-full-moon2025-08-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/beu-spirits-full-moon.jpgBEÚ Spirits Full MoonMatatlán pechuga – the BEÚ entry pechuga https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-azul2025-08-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-azul-santos.jpgCuentacuentos AzulSantos's azul at 47.5% – azul agave through Cuentacuentos, and a category argument in bottle form https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-espadin-bicuixe2025-08-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-espadin-bicuixe.jpgGusto Historico Espadin / BicuixeVictor Ramos espadín/bicuishe – refrescador ensamble at 49.2% https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-maguey-azul2025-08-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyendas-maguey-azul.jpgLeyendas Maguey AzulMichoacán azul – tequilana doing non-tequila work https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tequilana-emanuel-ramos2025-08-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tequilana-emanuel-ramos.jpgMaguey Melate Tequilana - Emanuel RamosMiahuatlán tequilana that isn't pretending to be tequila https://mezcal.report/r/miel-de-tierra-anejo2025-08-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/miel-de-tierra-anejo.jpgMiel de Tierra AnejoAn añejo mezcal from Zacatecas, made with azul tequilana – so, a tequila in a mezcal bottle https://mezcal.report/r/quiote-tepeztate-pulquero2025-08-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiote-tepeztate-pulquero-hugo-garcia.jpgQuiote Tepeztate / PulqueroTepextate-pulquero from Hugo García – an ensamble argument https://mezcal.report/r/akul-madrecuishe-tobala-arooqueno2025-08-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/akul-madrecuishe-tobala-arooqueno.jpgAkul Madrecuishe-Tobala-ArooquenoThree-agave ensamble at 45%. The proof limits the composition https://mezcal.report/r/matasanta-espadin2025-08-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/matasanta-espadin-moises-pacheco.jpgMatasanta EspadinMoisés Pacheco's espadín built at a proof that respects the agave https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-a-hl-mai2025-08-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-ahl-mai.jpgLamata A'hl MaiAhl mai at 47.5%, a Lamata release that doesn't hit like the rest https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tepextate-heriberto-garcia-sanchez2025-08-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tepextate-heriberto-garcia-sanchez.jpgNETA Tepextate - Heriberto García SánchezHeriberto García Sánchez's tepextate at 46%. The proof slightly undersells the agave https://mezcal.report/r/sabelotodo-tripon2025-08-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sabelotodo-tripon-felix-cruz.jpgSabelotodo TriponTripón – the wild agave most people haven't met https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-mexicano2025-08-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-mexicano.jpgDon Lorenzo MexicanoMexicano at 45.5% – a respectable wild-agave bottling in Don Lorenzo's disciplined mid-tier https://mezcal.report/r/nucano-tobala2025-08-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nucano-tobala.jpgNucano TobalaTobalá that shows up for the price, if not for the species' ceiling https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-criollo-jose-geremias-vasquez-diaz2025-08-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-criollo-jose-geremias-vasquez-diaz.jpgMaguey Melate Criollo - Jose Geremias Vasquez DiazFilipino-still criollo with more to say than its cousin https://mezcal.report/r/quiote-espadilla-pichomel2025-08-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiote-espadilla-pichomel-melecio-meza.jpgQuiote Espadilla / PichomelEspadilla-pichomel – a rare-agave ensamble from Melecio Meza https://mezcal.report/r/madre-ancestral-espadin-and-tobasiche2025-08-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/madre-ancestral-espadin-and-tobasiche.jpgMadre Ancestral, Espadin and TobasicheMoises Martinez delivers a Minas clay-pot ensamble that earns its price https://mezcal.report/r/farolito-papalometl2025-08-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/farolito-papalometl.jpgFarolito PapalometlPapalometl at 45.26% – Farolito's rare-agave range continues with another vocabulary-building bottle https://mezcal.report/r/3000-noches-espadin2025-08-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/3000-noches-espadin.jpg3000 Noches EspadinSola de Vega espadín at 50% – a high-proof entry into a new producer's range https://mezcal.report/r/los-ocotales-cerrudo2025-08-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-ocotales-cerrudo.jpgLos Ocotales CerrudoAmericana sierrudo at a confident mid-ABV https://mezcal.report/r/divino-blanco2025-08-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/divino-blanco.jpgDivino Blanco40% Matatlán espadín with a divine name and no substance https://mezcal.report/r/la-pulga-salmiana2025-08-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-pulga-salmiana.jpgLa Pulga SalmianaSalmiana at 40% – Potosí agave, undersold proof, commercial intent https://mezcal.report/r/caballito-cerrero-unicorn-azul2025-08-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caballito-cerrero-unicorn-azul.jpgCaballito Cerrero "Unicorn" AzulHeirloom azul at 55%, blue weber agave outside tequila's commercial channels, grown and processed pre-industrially https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadin-heladio-lopez-luis2025-08-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadin-heladio-lopez-luis.jpgMaguey Melate Espadin - Heladio López LuisHeladio López Luis renders espadín in clay at 47.5% https://mezcal.report/r/mina-real-blanco2025-08-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mina-real-blanco.jpgMina Real BlancoSanta Catarina Minas in clay pot, at Minas proof https://mezcal.report/r/creador-coyote2025-08-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-coyote.jpgCreador CoyoteCoyote at 48.8%, another Creador rare-agave release https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-madrecuixe-oaxaca2025-08-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-madrecuixe-oaxaca-sozimo-jarquin.jpgLamata Madrecuixe OaxacaOaxaca madrecuishe at 49.5% – Jarquín at the proof madrecuishe demands https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-ensamble2025-08-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-ensamble.jpgAlipus EnsambleThe baseline Alipus ensamble – dependable https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-cuishe-de-moho2025-08-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-cuishe-de-moho-nicolas-garcia-gutierrez.jpg5 Sentidos Cuishe de MohoCuishe de Moho from Nicolás García Gutiérrez – a rare sub-variety of cuishe worth the vocabulary lesson https://mezcal.report/r/rayo-seco-verde2025-08-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayo-seco-verde.jpgRayo Seco VerdeVerde – a rare regional agave at 51% https://mezcal.report/r/400-conejos-espadin-tobala2025-08-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/400-conejos-espadin-tobala.jpg400 Conejos Espadin / Tobala400 Conejos trying tobalá – at 40% the agave can't really show up https://mezcal.report/r/creador-jabali2025-08-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-jabali.jpgCreador JabalíJabalí at 48.9% – Creador handling the difficult agave https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tepextate-tio-tello2025-08-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tepextate-tio-tello.jpg5 Sentidos Tepextate - Tio TelloTio Tello's tepextate at 45.1%, proof too low, technique keeps it afloat https://mezcal.report/r/neta-pulquero-cenizo2025-08-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-pulquero-cenizo-celso-garcia-cruz.jpgNETA Pulquero CenizoPulquero – americana-family – at NETA proof. A rare varietal https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-jabali-tobala-reynaldo-alejandro2025-08-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-jabali-tobala-reynaldo-alejandro.jpg5 Sentidos Jabali-Tobala - Reynaldo AlejandroAlejandro's quieter take on the jabalí-tobala ensamble – softer edges, similar bones https://mezcal.report/r/creador-tobala-descansado2025-08-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-tobala-descansado.jpgCreador Tobala DescansadoTobalá 'descansado' (rested) at 48.3%, a glass-aged variant https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-madrecuixe-espadin-bicuixe-tepextate2025-07-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-madrecuixe-espadin-bicuixe-tepextate-victor-ramos.jpgGusto Historico Madrecuixe, Espadin, Bicuixe, TepextateFour-agave refrescador – Victor Ramos at widescreen https://mezcal.report/r/los-javis-espadin2025-07-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-javis-espadin.jpgLos Javis EspadinEntry espadín at the category's proof floor https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-jabali2025-07-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-jabali-jose-santiago.jpgCuish JabaliJosé Santiago's jabalí at 50%. The agave unrestrained https://mezcal.report/r/el-discipulo-pechuga2025-07-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-discipulo-pechuga.jpgEl Discipulo PechugaA standard commercial pechuga at 45% – the category's cheapest serious version https://mezcal.report/r/batuq-reserva-de-la-casa2025-07-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/batuq-reserva-de-la-casa.jpgBatuq Reserva de la CasaA higher-proof Batuq at 50%. The Reserva de la Casa bottling, where bacanora gets taken seriously https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-tobala2025-07-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-tobala.jpgDon Lorenzo TobalaTobalá at 50% – Don Lorenzo's higher-proof tobalá, which teaches what 45% versions are missing https://mezcal.report/r/el-mito-de-zaragoza-cupreata2025-07-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-mito-de-zaragoza-cupreata.jpgEl Mito de Zaragoza CupreataConsensus 0.5 on a mid-proof wild agave – something went wrong, and the community isn't being unfair about it https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-sierra-occidental2025-07-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-raicilla-sierra-occidental.jpgLa Venenosa Sierra OccidentalSierra Occidental at 42% – Jalisco's highland raicilla, gentler proof https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tobala-coyote-madrecuixe-bicuixe-espadin2025-07-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tobala-coyote-madrecuixe-bicuixe-espadin-candido-garcia-cruz.jpgNETA Tobalá, Coyote, Madrecuixe, Bicuixe, EspadínCándido García Cruz's five-agave ensamble at 46.5%, ambition vindicated https://mezcal.report/r/bruxo-no-2-pechuga-de-maguey2025-07-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bruxo-no-2-pechuga-de-maguey.jpgBruxo No. 2 Pechuga de MagueyPechuga made with maguey itself – not the standard chicken-breast treatment, and a vegetarian take on the format https://mezcal.report/r/el-yope-madrecuixe2025-07-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-yope-madrecuixe.jpgEl Yope MadrecuixeMadrecuishe at 46%. The weight holds but doesn't land, as the category keeps doing at this proof https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-rainy-season-tobasiche-espadin2025-07-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-rainy-season-tobasiche-espadin.jpgLalocura Rainy Season Tobasiche-EspadínA rainy-season harvest bottled separately – Lalo pushing at what seasonality means https://mezcal.report/r/pluma-negra-espadin-482025-07-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pluma-negra-espadin-48.jpgPluma Negra Espadin 48%The 48% Pluma Negra that justifies the brand https://mezcal.report/r/la-medida-jabali2025-07-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-medida-jabali-jose-santiago.jpgLa Medida JabaliMatatlán jabalí at 47% – José Santiago running the difficult agave without flinching https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-espadin-penca-corta-espadin-penca-larga2025-07-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-espadin-penca-corta-espadin-penca-larga.jpgReal Minero Espadin Penca Corta, Espadin Penca LargaSame agave, two phenotypes, one ensamble at 52.1% https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-coyote-madrecuishe2025-07-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-coyote-madrecuishe-reina-sanchez.jpgRezpiral Coyote & MadrecuisheReyna Sánchez pairing coyote with madrecuishe at 45.6% https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-pichomel-ildefonso-macedas-ginez2025-07-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-pichomel-ildefonso-macedas-ginez.jpgMaguey Melate Pichomel - Ildefonso Macedas GinezIldefonso Macedas Ginez – Atolotitlan pichomel at its peak https://mezcal.report/r/neta-barril-mexicanito2025-07-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-barril-mexicanito.jpgNETA Barril + MexicanitoBarril and mexicanito, Hermógenes and Jorge Vásquez – a karwinskii-rhodacantha answer https://mezcal.report/r/hacienda-oponguio-ineaquidens-herbal2025-07-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hacienda-oponguio-ineaquidens-herbal.jpgHacienda Oponguio Ineaquidens HerbalThe herbal reading of Ineaquidens – green, cool, centered https://mezcal.report/r/mama-chuy-bicuishe2025-07-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mama-chuy-bicuishe-casimiro-perez.jpgMama Chuy BicuisheCasimiro Pérez bicuishe – a quieter San Luis Amatlán karwinskii https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-jabali2025-07-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-jabali.jpgDixeebe JabaliDixeebe's jabalí – less grand than Rey Campero's, still credible https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tobaziche-felix-cruz-angeles2025-07-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tobaziche-felix-cruz-angeles.jpgMaguey Melate Tobaziche - Felix Cruz AngelesAnother Minas tobaziche, a touch more vocal https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-arroqueno-francisco-garcia-leon2025-07-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-arroqueno-francisco-garcia-leon.jpgCuish Arroqueño - Francisco Garcia LeonFrancisco García León's arroqueño at 48% – Cuish doing category-shaping work on a dense wild agave https://mezcal.report/r/sacrificio-joven2025-07-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacrificio-joven.jpgSacrificio JovenTotal Wine's private-label mezcal does what the label implies https://mezcal.report/r/la-herencia-de-sanchez-pechuga-de-codorniz2025-07-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-herencia-de-sanchez-pechuga-de-codorniz.jpgLa Herencia de Sanchez Pechuga de CodornizQuail-breast pechuga – Sánchez's most distinctive release https://mezcal.report/r/pal-alma-al-pastor2025-07-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-al-pastor.jpgPal'alma Al PastorThe al pastor pechuga that turned an idea into a discipline https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-122025-07-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-12-santa-catarina-minas.jpgComunidad No. 12Minas tripón at 46.8%. A rarely-bottled karwinskii variant https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-72025-07-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-7-rancho-viejo.jpgComunidad No. 7Rancho Viejo tobalá at 48.1%, a village-specific tobalá worth tracking across the Comunidad range https://mezcal.report/r/catedral-espadin2025-07-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/catedral-espadin.jpgCatedral EspadinSan Pablo Etla Villa espadín – a village Catedral bottles rarely https://mezcal.report/r/fuego-y-humo-tepeztate2025-07-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fuego-y-humo-tepeztate.jpgFuego y Humo TepeztateTepextate at 47% – Fuego y Humo's reference release, and a bottle that reorders the mid-tier tepextate conversation https://mezcal.report/r/nacional-19382025-07-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nacional-1938.jpgNacional 1938Cirial plus espadín – the collaborative version is the quieter one https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-carne-marteno2025-07-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-carne-marteno.jpgReal Minero Carne, MarteñoMarteño distilled with meat – a quieter pechuga variant from Real Minero https://mezcal.report/r/bixhidu-mexicano-amarillo2025-07-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bixhidu-mexicano-amarillo-luis-mendez-vasquez.jpgBixhidú Mexicano AmarilloMexicano amarillo – a variant most bottles don't specify, and a category-vocabulary argument in itself https://mezcal.report/r/creador-tepextate-mexicano2025-07-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-tepextate-mexicano.jpgCreador Tepextate + MexicanoTepextate-mexicano ensamble at 48.8% https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-tobala-con-cucharilla2025-07-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobala-con-cucharilla-reynaldo-alejandro.jpgCinco Sentidos Tobalá con CucharillaTobalá plus cucharilla – even Alejandro can't quite justify the bromeliad https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-reposado-con-gusano2025-07-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-reposado-con-gusano.jpgWahaka Reposado con GusanoSome vanilla, some oak, and paint thinner in the finish https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-marteno2025-07-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-marteno.jpgPescador de Sueños MarteñoFélix Ángeles' clay-pot marteño from Santa Catarina Minas https://mezcal.report/r/lobos-1707-artesanal2025-07-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lobos-1707-artesanal.jpgLobos 1707 ArtesanalCelebrity mezcal priced for the logo, not the liquid https://mezcal.report/r/mala-mia-tobala2025-07-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-mia-tobala.jpgMala Mia TobalaMatatlán tobalá at 44%, potatorum asleep https://mezcal.report/r/vago-tobala2025-07-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-tobala.jpgVago Tobala - Aquilino Garcia LopezTobalá the Vago way – weightier than most copper-still tobalás in its tier https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-barreno2025-07-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-barreno-ageo-cortes.jpgLuneta BarrenoAgeo Cortés's barreno – karwinskii at its outer edge https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-tobala-reposado2025-07-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-tobala-reposado.jpgDon Lorenzo Tobala ReposadoTobalá in wood – a category we keep wanting to skip https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-verde-de-la-sierra2025-07-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-verde-de-la-sierra.jpgLamata Verde de la SierraVerde de la Sierra at 51% – Jorge Torres, Nuevo León verde https://mezcal.report/r/dona-vega-espadin2025-07-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dona-vega-espadin.jpgDoña Vega EspadinCommercial espadín at 43%, standard category production dressed in Doña Vega brand polish for restaurant-back-bar duty https://mezcal.report/r/firme-espadin-tobala-ensamble2025-07-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/firme-espadin-tobala-ensamble.jpgFirme Espadin/Tobala EnsambleEspadín-tobalá ensamble at 46% – the natural beginner ensamble at appropriate proof https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-pechuga2025-07-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-pechuga.jpgReal Minero PechugaTriple-distilled pechuga with chicken, fruit, clay – the reference https://mezcal.report/r/gozona-barril-chino2025-07-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gozona-barril-chino.jpgGozona Barril ChinoRefrescador karwinskii – a textural experiment that works https://mezcal.report/r/mocel-ensamble2025-07-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mocel-ensamble-cupreata-inaequidens-espadincillo.jpgMocel EnsambleThree Michoacán agaves, one maestro, one statement https://mezcal.report/r/pechotierra-verde2025-07-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pechotierra-verde.jpgPechotierra VerdeVerde agave from Nuevo León – the under-known species from an under-known state https://mezcal.report/r/marques-plata2025-07-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marques-plata.jpgMarqués PlataGuanajuato destilado that tastes like its marketing brief https://mezcal.report/r/perempitz-tuxca-ixtero-amarillo2025-07-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/perempitz-tuxca-ixtero-amarillo.jpgPerempitz Tuxca Ixtero AmarilloTuxca from Jalisco – a tradition most drinkers have never met, at reference quality https://mezcal.report/r/buen-camino-jabali2025-07-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/buen-camino-jabali.jpgBuen Camino JabaliJabalí from Ocotepec – another serious small-producer jabalí in a category that rewards attention https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobala-y-tobaziche2025-07-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobala-tobaziche-tio-pedro.jpg5 Sentidos Tobala y TobazicheTobalá and tobaziche, Tio Pedro – karwinskii bones under tobalá's florals https://mezcal.report/r/hacienda-oponguio-ineaquidens-frutal2025-07-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hacienda-oponguio-ineaquidens-frutal.jpgHacienda Oponguio Ineaquidens FrutalIneaquidens at its fruit-forward extreme – the gateway bottle https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tepextate-semei-garcia-ramos2025-07-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tepextate-semei-garcia-ramos.jpgMaguey Melate Tepextate - Semei Garcia RamosSanta María La Pila tepextate, warm and stone-fruited https://mezcal.report/r/wild-shot-silver2025-06-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wild-shot-silver.jpgWild Shot SilverCompetent, commercial, and short on anything to remember https://mezcal.report/r/burrito-fiestero-verde2025-06-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/burrito-fiestero-verde.jpgBurrito Fiestero VerdeDurango verde agave at 50% – Burrito Fiestero's flagship, and the bottle that argues for the producer's specialty status https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tepextate-simeon-apolonio2025-06-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tepextate-simeon-apolonio.jpgRezpiral Tepextate - Simeon & ApolonioSimeón and Apolonio's tepextate at 50% – finally the right proof https://mezcal.report/r/bixhidu-espadin2025-06-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bixhidu-espadin-gerardo-silva-rios.jpgBixhidú EspadinGerardo Silva Ríos's espadín – another quietly excellent single-maestro release in a growing list of them https://mezcal.report/r/rambha-espadin-capon2025-06-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rambha-espadin-capon.jpgRambha Espadin CaponCapón espadín – the neutered plant's extra years in the bottle https://mezcal.report/r/sacapalabras-pechuga2025-06-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacapalabras-pechuga.jpgSacapalabras PechugaPechuga at 50%. The proof pechuga wants https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-tobaxiche2025-06-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-tobaxiche-victor-ramos.jpgMezcalosfera TobaxicheVictor Ramos's tobaziche at 52.52% – proof-forward karwinskii https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-jabali2025-06-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-jabali-vasquez.jpgGusto Historico JabaliJabalí at 49.1% – Juan Vázquez at the convallis edge https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-lamparillo-juan-carlos-vasquez-luna2025-06-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-lamparillo-juan-carlos-vasquez-luna.jpgMaguey Melate Lamparillo - Juan Carlos Vasquez LunaJuan Carlos Vasquez Luna – lamparillo at 69.8% and nothing breaks https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-tepextate2025-06-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-tepextate-reina-sanchez.jpgCuish TepextateReina Sánchez's tepextate at ~50% – a top-tier maestra release, and an upper-bound tepextate bottling https://mezcal.report/r/rambha-arroqueno2025-06-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rambha-arroqueno.jpgRambha ArroqueñoRambha arroqueño at 50% – the plant at full weight https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-pechuga2025-06-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-pechuga.jpgDel Maguey PechugaThree distillations, wild fruits, a raw chicken breast, and a conversation https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-tobala-pechuga2025-06-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-tobala-pechuga-rolando-angeles.jpgPuntiagudo Tobala PechugaAngeles on tobalá pechuga – floral meat https://mezcal.report/r/neta-pulquero2025-06-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-pulquero-primitivo-vasquez.jpgNETA PulqueroPrimitivo Vásquez's pulquero at 45.8%. Same agave, lighter hand https://mezcal.report/r/vago-madre-cuixe-emigdio-jarquin-ramirez2025-06-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-madre-cuixe-emigdio-jarquin-ramirez.jpgVago Madre Cuixe - Emigdio Jarquin RamirezMadrecuishe at the proof the plant asks for https://mezcal.report/r/the-producer-espadin2025-06-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-producer-espadin.jpgThe Producer EspadinEjutla espadín at 44% – Juan Pacheco's committed everyday bottle https://mezcal.report/r/bruxo-receta-inicial2025-06-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bruxo-receta-inicial.jpgBruxo Receta InicialReceta Inicial at 37% – not a mezcal in spirit or in proof, and below the category's credibility floor https://mezcal.report/r/sotoleros-paco-and-salomon2025-06-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotoleros-paco-and-salomon.jpgSotoleros Paco and SalomonChorreras sotol at 50% – son-in-law and father-in-law at full volume https://mezcal.report/r/el-buho-especial-arroqueno2025-06-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-buho-arroqueno.jpgEl Buho Especial ArroqueñoArroqueño at 53% – El Buho's heavyweight, and a category-defining argument for high-proof arroqueño https://mezcal.report/r/mdm-mexicano2025-06-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mdm-mexicano-jacobo-lopez.jpgMDM MexicanoJacobo Lopez's mexicano at a no-excuses proof https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-bicuixe-verde-bicuixe2025-06-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-bicuixe-verde-bicuixe-jose-garcia.jpg5 Sentidos Bicuixe Verde / BicuixeBicuishe verde plus bicuishe, José García at the helm – a thin slice of karwinskii geekery https://mezcal.report/r/ixcateco-ticuchi2025-06-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ixcateco-ticuchi.jpgIxcateco TicuchiIxcatec ticuchi – a regional curiosity with real bones https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-cupreata-don-tomas2025-06-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-cupreata-don-tomas.jpgAguerrido Cupreata - Don TomásDon Tomás's Tepehuixco cupreata – a quieter Aguerrido release https://mezcal.report/r/the-producer-ensamble2025-06-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-producer-ensamble.jpgThe Producer EnsambleEspadín-cuishe at 40.2%. The blend is there, the proof isn't https://mezcal.report/r/vago-pechuga-emigdio-jarquin2025-06-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-pechuga-emigdio-jarquin.jpgVago Pechuga - Emigdio JarquínJarquín's pechuga – Miahuatlán kitchen on the still https://mezcal.report/r/yuku-savi-pitzometl2025-06-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuku-savi-pitzometl-felix-macedas.jpgYuku Savi PitzometlPichumetl at 49% – one more rare agave in Félix Macedas' quiver https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-diamantes-sierra-negra2025-06-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-diamantes-sierra-negra.jpgCruz de Diamantes Sierra NegraSierra negra at 48-53% – Cruz de Diamantes's fourth major release, and another bottle that clears the premium bar https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-cuishe-espadin2025-06-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-cuishe-espadin.jpgLalocura Cuishe-EspadinA two-agave ensamble where the cuishe and espadín share the conversation https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-tobala-puebla2025-06-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyenda-puebla.jpgLeyendas Tobala (Puebla)Puebla tobalá at a defensible 48% https://mezcal.report/r/rufina-verde2025-06-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rufina-verde-bulmaro-sanchez-lucas.jpgRufina VerdeVerde at 46%. Wild agave handled without theatrics https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-ensamble2025-06-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-ensamble.jpgCampanilla EnsambleChino-cuerno ensamble from SLP – San Luis Potosí's wild-agave tradition https://mezcal.report/r/puntagave-artisanal2025-06-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntagave-artisanal.jpgPuntagave ArtisanalArtisanal-labeled, commercial-tasting https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-espadin-manzanita2025-06-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-espadin-manzanita.jpgWahaka Espadin ManzanitaEspadín distilled with manzanita – a flavored mezcal that respects the base https://mezcal.report/r/el-tinieblo-reposado2025-06-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-tinieblo-reposado.jpgEl Tinieblo ReposadoReposado at 40%, consensus 1.5 for a reason, and the bottle makes the case for why https://mezcal.report/r/enmascarado-542025-06-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/enmascarado-54.jpgEnmascarado 5454% espadín – Enmascarado when it decides to show up and the proof does the structural work https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-arroqueno-barreno-bicuixe-tobaxiche2025-06-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-arroqueno-barreno-bicuixe-tobaxiche-don-aniceto.jpgMezcalosfera Arroqueno, Barreno, Bicuixe, TobaxicheDon Aniceto's four-agave wild chord – arroqueño, barreno, bicuishe, tobaziche https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-espadin-cuixe-y-madrecuixe2025-06-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadin-cuixe-y-madrecuixe-roberto-sanchez.jpg5 Sentidos Espadin, Cuixe y MadrecuixeRoberto Sánchez's espadín-cuishe-madrecuishe ensamble at 45%. A three-agave composition with disciplined blending https://mezcal.report/r/maltoro-tepextate2025-06-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maltoro-tepextate.jpgMaltoro TepextateTepextate at 40%. A call-out case https://mezcal.report/r/gozona-coyote2025-06-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gozona-coyote.jpgGozona CoyoteCoyote in refrescador – americana rarity done seriously https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-san-martinero2025-06-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-san-martinero.jpgDixeebe San MartineroGregorio Hernández at 50% – karwinskii with a spine https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-puntas-de-tepeztate2025-06-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-puntas-de-tepeztate.jpgMacurichos Puntas de TepeztateTepextate at 65.7% – the wild agave given room to shout https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-de-soca2025-06-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/madrecuixe-de-soca-hugo-garcia-maldonado.jpgNETA Madrecuixe de SocaHugo García delivers a Logoche madrecuishe that redraws the karwinskii map https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-san-juan-xx-aniversario-tepeztate-espadin2025-06-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-san-juan-xx-aniversario-tepeztate-espadin-joel-antonio-cruz.jpgAlipus San Juan XX Aniversario Tepeztate, EspadinJoel Antonio Cruz's tepeztate-espadín XX Aniversario – a two-agave anniversary with appropriate proof support https://mezcal.report/r/rayo-seco-criollo2025-06-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayo-seco-criollo.jpgRayo Seco CriolloCriollo at 48%. A pre-industrial agave, honored https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-jabali2025-06-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-jabali.jpgRey Campero JabaliJabalí is a difficult agave to distill. Rey Campero does it https://mezcal.report/r/de-matachines-penasco2025-06-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/de-matachines-penasco.jpgDe Matachines PeñascoPeñasco salmiana at 47.9%. The De Matachines peak https://mezcal.report/r/rambha-barril-verde2025-06-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rambha-barril-verde.jpgRambha Barril VerdeBarril verde – the green-leafed karwinskii, at 50% https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-cuish2025-06-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-cuish.jpgCuentacuentos CuishCuentacuentos cuishe at 47.9%. A disciplined karwinskii at proof the agave can use https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-costa2025-06-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-costa-ten-year-anniversary.jpgLa Venenosa CostaTen-year anniversary costa at 46.3%, chico aguiar on a milestone release https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-plum-ciruela2025-06-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-plum-ciruela.jpgMaguey Melate Plum CiruelaDistilled plums in a mezcal jacket – a curiosity, not a category https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-madrecuishe-gregorio-martinez2025-06-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-madrecuishe-gregorio-martinez.jpgPalenqueros Madrecuishe - Gregorio MartinezGregorio Martínez's madrecuishe – the maestro's voice in the bottle https://mezcal.report/r/creador-espadin-capon2025-05-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-espadin-capon.jpgCreador Espadin CaponCapón espadín at 48.4% – Creador's capón variant https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-barril2025-05-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-barril.jpgDixeebe BarrilValentin Cortes' barril at 50% – karwinskii at full breath https://mezcal.report/r/vago-pechuga-joel-barriga2025-05-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-pechuga-joel-barriga.jpgVago Pechuga - Joel BarrigaBarriga pechuga from Hacienda Tapanala – bright, savory, proofed high https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-papalometl-martinez2025-05-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-papalometl-martinez.jpgMaguey Melate Papalometl - MartinezJose Erubiel Mota Martinez – straight papalometl, Zapotitlan patience https://mezcal.report/r/fuego-y-humo-arroqueno2025-05-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fuego-y-humo-arroqueno.jpgFuego y Humo ArroqueñoSan Dionisio arroqueño with weight and clarity https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-del-palmar-chino-cuerno2025-05-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-del-palmar-chino-cuerno-m-maria-de-la-luz.jpgCampanilla del Palmar Chino, CuernoApril 2023 chino-cuerno – earlier batch from M. Maria de la Luz https://mezcal.report/r/sacapalabras-espadin2025-05-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacapalabras-espadin.jpgSacapalabras EspadinLalo's espadín – proof-honest, producer-honest https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-tepeztate-fransisco-gaspar2025-05-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-tepeztate-fransisco-gaspar.jpgCuish Tepeztate - Fransisco GasparEjutla tepeztate at 51% – Fransisco Gaspar unrestrained https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobala-sierra-negra-jabali2025-05-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobala-sierra-negra-jabali-alberto-martinez.jpg5 Sentidos Tobala-Sierra Negra-JabaliThree wild agaves in one bottle, from one of the category's more meticulous producers https://mezcal.report/r/los-ocotales-jabali2025-05-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-ocotales-jabali.jpgLos Ocotales JabaliJabalí at 51%. The proof the agave demands, met https://mezcal.report/r/agua-del-sol-jabali-puntas2025-05-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-del-sol-jabali-puntas-familia-monterrosa.jpgAgua del Sol Jabali PuntasFamilia Monterrosa's jabalí puntas – the first-cut concentrate at its most electric https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-madrecuixe-bicuixe-coyote-tepextate2025-05-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-madrecuixe-bicuixe-coyote-tepextate.jpgMal Bien Madrecuixe / Bicuixe / Coyote / TepextateA four-agave ensamble that somehow stays coherent https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-largo2025-05-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-largo.jpgReal Minero LargoClay-pot–distilled, single-variety wild, and absolutely the reference point https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-arroqueno-berta-vasquez2025-05-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-arroqueno-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Arroqueño - Berta VasquezBerta Vásquez's arroqueño, 19-year plants, 43.5% of discipline https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-ensamble-de-72025-05-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-ensamble-de-7-leonardo-hernandez.jpgRezpiral Ensamble de 7Seven agaves in one bottle at 48.8% – Leonardo Hernández's ambition https://mezcal.report/r/mil-caminos-ensamble2025-05-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mil-caminos-ensamble.jpgMil Caminos EnsambleThree wild agaves, one forgettable ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-cuishe2025-05-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-cuishe.jpgDon Lorenzo CuisheCuishe at 45%, a karwinskii that actually holds at mid-range proof https://mezcal.report/r/el-mito-de-zaragoza-espadin2025-05-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-mito-de-zaragoza-espadin.jpgEl Mito de Zaragoza EspadinA strong mid-tier espadín at 48% – El Mito de Zaragoza's confident entry from San Juan del Rio https://mezcal.report/r/chimeco-jabali2025-05-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chimeco-jabali-edgar-gonzalez.jpgChimeco JabaliEdgar Gonzalez's jabalí from San Cristobal Lachirioag – Sierra Juárez jabalí https://mezcal.report/r/sentir-espadin-olla-de-cobre2025-05-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sentir-espadin-olla-de-cobre.jpgSentir Espadin (Olla de Cobre)The 41% tells you everything before the first sip https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-marteno-coyota2025-05-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-marteno-coyota.jpgReal Minero Marteño, CoyotaMarteño-coyota – two rare wild agaves, one of Real Minero's most complete bottles https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-pulquero2025-05-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-pulquero.jpgRey Campero PulqueroPulquero at 52%, the agave named for pulque, distilled in Candelaria Yegole https://mezcal.report/r/tileno-tobala2025-05-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tileno-tobala.jpgTileño TobalaTilcajete tobalá at 45% – Elias Angeles's restrained take https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-minero2025-05-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-minero.jpgDel Maguey MineroSanta Catarina Minas through the Del Maguey gate – clay-still weight, cleanly presented https://mezcal.report/r/tepanal-coyote-puntas2025-05-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tepanal-coyote-puntas.jpgTepanal Coyote PuntasCoyote puntas at 64.5%, concentrated, not always coherent https://mezcal.report/r/rincon-de-dios-arroqueno2025-05-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rincon-de-dios-arroqueno.jpgRincon de Dios ArroquenoJorge Sánchez's arroqueño – patient and clear https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-cuixito2025-05-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-cuixito.jpgMezcasiarca CuixitoCuixito in clay pots – a softer variant https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-tepextate2025-05-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-tepextate-baltazar-cruz.jpgPalenqueros TepextateCruz tepextate at 48.5%. Clears the proof floor, just barely https://mezcal.report/r/vecindad-chico-amarillo2025-05-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vecindad-chico-amarillo-hildegardo-joya.jpgVecindad Chico AmarilloCabo Corrientes amarillo – raicilla with a producer's care https://mezcal.report/r/el-yope-arroqueno2025-05-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-yope-arroqueno.jpgEl Yope ArroquenoArroqueño at 46%. The proof undersells the density, which is the agave's chronic mid-tier problem https://mezcal.report/r/vecindad-ixtero-amarillo-macario-partida2025-05-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vecindad-ixtero-amarillo-macario-partida.jpgVecindad Ixtero Amarillo - Macario PartidaPartida's straight ixtero amarillo – Zapotitlán's aromatic wild https://mezcal.report/r/exiliado-coyote2025-05-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/exiliado-coyote.jpgExiliado CoyoteCoyote at 48.7%. A rare-agave release at reasonable proof, and the Exiliado worth hunting https://mezcal.report/r/tepanal-coyote2025-05-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tepanal-coyote.jpgTepanal CoyoteSola de Vega coyote – Rafa's karwinskii balance https://mezcal.report/r/papadiablo-espadin2025-05-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/papadiablo-espadin.jpgPapadiablo EspadinThe house espadín isn't where Papadiablo is interesting https://mezcal.report/r/tepanal-espadin2025-05-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tepanal-espadin.jpgTepanal EspadinRafa's espadín – clay-pot Sola de Vega, 50%, no apology https://mezcal.report/r/republica-agavera-tobala2025-05-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/republica-agavera-tobala.jpgRepública Agavera TobalaYautepec tobalá at 48%. A quieter voice in the category https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-diamantes-jabali2025-05-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-diamantes-jabali.jpgCruz de Diamantes JabaliJabalí at 48-53% – Cruz de Diamantes's second reference bottle https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-tepeztate-berta-vasquez2025-05-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-tepeztate-berta-vasquez.jpgCuish Tepeztate - Berta VasquezBerta Vasquez's tepeztate – Chichicapam, at 47% https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-capon-celedonio-aquino-gutierrez2025-05-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-capon-celedonio-aquino-gutierrez.jpgNETA Espadin Capon - Celedonio Aquino GutíerrezCeledonio Aquino Gutíerrez's capón espadín at 49%. Concentrated, not quite revelatory https://mezcal.report/r/salvadores-anejo2025-05-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvadores-anejo.jpgSalvadores AnejoAñejo at 42 – a more honest aged bottle https://mezcal.report/r/the-impex-collection-bicuixe2025-05-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-impex-collection-bicuixe-felipe-cortes.jpgThe ImpEx Collection BicuixeFelipe Cortés bicuishe, glass-aged – the karwinskii reference at its tier https://mezcal.report/r/la-remilgosa-verde2025-05-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-remilgosa-verde.jpgLa Remilgosa VerdeVerde at 51%. Wild green variant, single maestro, serious proof https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-cuerno2025-05-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-cuerno-navarro.jpgLuneta CuernoSingle-varietal salmiana cuerno, proofed right https://mezcal.report/r/nayaa-cupreata2025-05-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nayaa-cupreata.jpgNayaá CupreataGuerrero cupreata at 40%, a proper agave, a compromised ABV https://mezcal.report/r/insecto-tuxca-lineno-ixteco-amarillo2025-04-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/insecto-tuxca-lineno-ixteco-amarillo.jpgInsecto Tuxca Lineño + Ixteco AmarilloJalisco tuxca that doesn't quite cohere https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobala-cuishe2025-04-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobala-cuishe-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Tobala / CuisheTobalá-cuishe from Berta, which is a dependable sentence https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tepextate-tomas-garcia-cruz2025-04-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tepextate-tomas-garcia-cruz.jpgNETA Tepextate - Tomás García CruzTomás García Cruz's capón tepextate at 47.8% – concentration plus floral lift https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-tornillo2025-04-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-tornillo-cortes.jpgMal Bien TornilloA tornillo from Cortés – the karwinskii deep-cut most haven't met https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-222025-04-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-22.jpgMezcalero No. 22Valente Angel García solo on bicuishe – karwinskii as cathedral https://mezcal.report/r/tomas-artesanal-espadin2025-04-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tomas-artesanal-espadin.jpgTomas Artesanal EspadinAn entry espadín that stops where it should start https://mezcal.report/r/marca-negra-tepeztate2025-04-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marca-negra-tepeztate.jpgMarca Negra TepeztateJorge Méndez tepextate – San Luis del Río marmorata at shelf scale https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tobala-ramos2025-04-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tobala-ramos.jpgGusto Historico Tobala - Emanuel RamosEmanuel Ramos's tobalá – refrescador, cooler, a little austere https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-arroqueno-ramos2025-04-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-arroqueno-ramos.jpgMal Bien Arroqueno - RamosRamos-family arroqueño, clean and committed https://mezcal.report/r/tr3s-tiempos-tobala2025-04-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tr3s-tiempos-tobala-diego-lucas-garcia.jpgTr3s Tiempos TobalaCapón tobalá – the mature plant doing its full job https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-barreno2025-04-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-barreno-ageo-cortes.jpgMaguey Melate BarrenoAgeo Cortés distills barreño refrescador-style, and the agave sings https://mezcal.report/r/casa-manglar-espadin2025-04-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casa-manglar-espadin.jpgCasa Manglar EspadinThe Casa Manglar espadín – commercial San Juan del Rio https://mezcal.report/r/eterna-libertad2025-04-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/eterna-libertad.jpgEterna LibertadCommercial espadín at 40%, a standard distribution-tier Oaxacan bottle for cocktail use https://mezcal.report/r/vago-tepeztate-hijos-de-aquilino2025-04-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-tepeztate-hijos-de-aquilino.jpgVago Tepeztate - Hijos de AquilinoThe Hijos de Aquilino project continuing the maestro's work – and his standard https://mezcal.report/r/brusco-sierra-negra2025-04-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/brusco-sierra-negra.jpgBrusco Sierra NegraSola de Vega sierra negra at 45% – Brusco's wild-agave arm, and the range's most interesting bottle https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-12025-04-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-1-bramaderos.jpgComunidad No. 1The foundational Comunidad release – five-agave Bramaderos https://mezcal.report/r/mestizo-reposado2025-04-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mestizo-reposado.jpgMestizo ReposadoReposado at 40%. Same constraint, fewer months of oak https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobala-atenogenes-garcia2025-04-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobala-atenogenes-garcia.jpg5 Sentidos Tobala - Atenogenes GarciaGarcía's tobalá from San Isidro Guishe – drier, more mineral, slightly less aromatic than Martinez https://mezcal.report/r/yotobi-naranja2025-04-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yotobi-naranja.jpgYotobi NaranjaOrange-flavored mezcal – more infusion than distillate https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-mexicano2025-04-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-mexicano.jpgPalenqueros Mexicano - Valente GarciaSingle-agave mexicano at 49.5%. The species' full expression without cosplay https://mezcal.report/r/catedral-mexicano2025-04-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/catedral-mexicano.jpgCatedral MexicanoSan Dionisio Ocotepec mexicano at 46% https://mezcal.report/r/xiaman-wild-tepextate-espadin2025-04-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/xiaman-wild-tepextate-espadin.jpgXiaman Wild Tepextate & EspadinAn ensamble that lets tepextate share without overpowering https://mezcal.report/r/vecindad-raiciailla-alto2025-04-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vecindad-raiciailla-alto-manuel-salcedo.jpgVecindad Raiciailla AltoHighland raicilla from Mascota – structured, aromatic, honest https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-tobala-alberto-ortiz2025-04-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-tobala-alberto-ortiz.jpgPalenqueros Tobala - Alberto OrtizAlberto Ortiz tobalá at 50.1%, the reference tobalá under this label https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-arroqueno-y-espadin-de-cuero2025-04-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-arroqueno-y-espadin-de-cuero-alberto-martinez.jpg5 Sentidos Arroqueño y Espadin de CueroAlberto Martinez puts arroqueño and espadín in a clay pot and lets the rocks sing https://mezcal.report/r/fosforo-tobala2025-04-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fosforo-tobala.jpgFósforo TobaláPuebla tobalá – cleaner than its price suggests https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobala-y-cuixe2025-04-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobala-y-cuixe-tio-pedro-lalo.jpg5 Sentidos Tobala y CuixeTobalá plus cuishe – florals on a karwinskii floor https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-tobasiche2025-04-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-tobasiche-francisco-garcia-leon.jpgCuish TobasicheTobasiche from Francisco García León – karwinskii at its widest https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadilla-federico-valentin-alva-ibanez2025-04-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadilla-federico-valentin-alva-ibanez.jpgMaguey Melate Espadilla - Federico Valentín Alva IbáñezDon Fede's standing espadilla – working bottle, master's hand https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobala2025-04-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobala.jpg5 Sentidos Tobala - Alberto MartinezMartinez on tobalá – the category reference at a reasonable price https://mezcal.report/r/yotobi-sandia2025-04-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yotobi-sandia.jpgYotobi SandíaWatermelon mezcal is a product brief, not a spirit https://mezcal.report/r/9-guardianes-comiteco-blanco2025-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/9-guardianes-comiteco-blanco.jpg9 Guardianes Comiteco BlancoUnaged comiteco – the cleaner expression of the Chiapas category https://mezcal.report/r/zancudo-espadin2025-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zancudo-espadin.jpgZancudo EspadinA clean, predictable Oaxacan espadín at an proof that holds https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-82025-04-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-8-bramaderos.jpgComunidad No. 8Seven-agave Bramaderos ensamble – Comunidad at its most ambitious https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-arroqueno2025-04-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-arroqueno.jpgDon Lorenzo ArroquenoDon Lorenzo arroqueño at 48%. A credible mid-tier arroqueño that earns the category https://mezcal.report/r/erstwhile-tobala-ancestral2025-04-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/erstwhile-tobala-ancestral.jpgErstwhile Tobala AncestralAncestral tobalá at 48%. Clay-still distillation on a tricky agave, and a rare category format https://mezcal.report/r/santo-cuviso-blanco2025-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/santo-cuviso-blanco.jpgSanto Cuviso BlancoSonoran pacífica at 45 – a region's overdue argument https://mezcal.report/r/firme-espadin2025-04-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/firme-espadin.jpgFirme EspadinEspadín at 42%. Commercial proof, commercial production, commercial results https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-tobasiche2025-04-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-tobasiche.jpgLalocura TobasicheTobasiche done clean – no decoration, just the agave https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-cupreata-dona-erika2025-04-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-cupreata-dona-erika.jpgAguerrido Cupreata - Doña ErikaDoña Erika's cupreata – another strong Guerrero single-maestra release https://mezcal.report/r/xicaru-tobala2025-03-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/xicaru-tobala.jpgXicaru TobaláA competent tobalá from a producer that plays to the middle https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-papalote-sonido2025-03-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-papalote-sonido.jpgMal Bien Papalote - SonidoAntonio Sonido's papalote – the hidden peak of the Chilapa lineup https://mezcal.report/r/praedium-ensamble-de-72025-03-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/praedium-ensamble-de-7.jpgPraedium Ensamble de 7Seven magueys, one glass – the ambition bottle https://mezcal.report/r/balam-barro-sierra-del-tigre2025-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/balam-barro-sierra-del-tigre.jpgBalam Barro Sierra del TigreSierra del Tigre inaequidens – a Jalisco agave species rarely seen https://mezcal.report/r/el-tigre-papalote-don-lazaro2025-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-tigre-papalote-don-lazaro.jpgEl Tigre Papalote - Don LazaroDon Lázaro's papalote at 47-52% – El Tigre's reference release, and a reference papalote for the category https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-ensamble-32025-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-ensamble-3-luis-velasco.jpgMaguey Melate Ensamble 3Velasco Ensamble 3 – the peak of the four-bottle series https://mezcal.report/r/don-amado-rustico2025-03-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-amado-rustico.jpgDon Amado RusticoRústico espadín at 47% – Don Amado's entry bottle, running a few proof points hotter than the commercial norm https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-282025-03-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-28.jpgMezcalero No. 28Valente García returns to the four-agave karwinskii chord https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-tobasiche2025-03-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-tobasiche.jpgBozal TobasicheA clean, honest tobaziche at a fair price https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-cuishe-verde2025-03-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-cuishe-verde.jpgReal Minero Cuishe VerdeTwelve-year Rhodacantha bottled green – a cuishe caught mid-sentence https://mezcal.report/r/sabelotodo-largo2025-03-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sabelotodo-largo-felix-cruz.jpgSabelotodo LargoLargo solo – a karwinskii specialist pour https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-tepeztate2025-03-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-tepeztate.jpgDon Lorenzo TepeztateTepextate at 45%. The proof undersells, which is the category's recurring failure mode https://mezcal.report/r/sabelotodo-espadin2025-03-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sabelotodo-espadin-felix-cruz.jpgSabelotodo EspadinEspadín proved past the category's comfort zone – and better for it https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-mezcal-de-conejo2025-03-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-mezcal-de-conejo.jpgPierde Almas Mezcal de ConejoA pechuga distilled with rabbit – the category's most literal 'what was that?' bottle https://mezcal.report/r/sacapalabras-san-martinero2025-03-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacapalabras-san-martinero.jpgSacapalabras San MartineroSan martinero at 50 – the karwinskii specialist's vote https://mezcal.report/r/vecindad-cimarron2025-03-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vecindad-cimarron-macario-partida.jpgVecindad CimarrónMacario Partida's capón cimarrón – Zapotitlán at its densest https://mezcal.report/r/vecindad-lechuguilla2025-03-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vecindad-lechuguilla-manuel-salcedo.jpgVecindad LechuguillaMascota lechuguilla – the aromatic corner of Jalisco https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-9-botanicals2025-03-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-9-botanicals.jpgPierde Almas +9 BotanicalsA mezcal flavored with juniper and eight other botanicals – and it works https://mezcal.report/r/la-jicarita-tobala2025-03-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-jicarita-tobala.jpgLa Jicarita TobalaMatatlán tobalá – clean, classic, classically restrained https://mezcal.report/r/koch-coyote2025-03-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-coyote.jpgKoch CoyoteSola de Vega coyote – Koch's most place-specific bottle https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-espadin-mixteca-ed-32025-03-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadin-anatolio-ramirez.jpgCinco Sentidos Espadín (Mixteca ed. 3)Anatolio Ramirez's rested espadín at 51.8%. Proof that glass-aging espadín isn't a gimmick https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tepextate-simeon-ramirez2025-03-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tepextate-simeon-ramirez.jpgRezpiral Tepextate - Simeon RamirezSimeón Ramírez's bottle – labeled tepextate, actually san martinero https://mezcal.report/r/chinga-quedito-jabali2025-03-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chinga-quedito-jabali.jpgChinga Quedito JabaliMinas jabalí at 50.5%. Another strong Chinga Quedito https://mezcal.report/r/casamigos-mezcal-joven2025-03-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casamigos-mezcal-joven.jpgCasamigos Mezcal JovenThe celebrity-brand mezcal. The consensus rated it 1.2. The consensus is not wrong https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-triple-destilado-azul-telcruz2025-03-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-triple-destilado-azul-telcruz-ixtero-amarillo.jpgChacolo Triple Destilado Azul TelcruzTriple-distilled azul-telcruz + ixtero amarillo ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/palomas-mensajeras-chino2025-03-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomas-mensajeras-chino.jpgPalomas Mensajeras ChinoChino from Michoacán – quiet, herbal, specific https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-ancho2025-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-ancho.jpgCinco Sentidos AnchoGuerrero ancho – arroqueño's savage northern cousin, Xochipala-made https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-42025-03-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-4-amatengo.jpgComunidad No. 4Amatengo tepextate at 47.3% – Comunidad's village tepextate https://mezcal.report/r/exiliado-tobasiche2025-03-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/exiliado-tobasiche.jpgExiliado TobasicheTobaziche at 47% – Exiliado's wild-agave entry at respectable proof https://mezcal.report/r/mestizo-anejo2025-03-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mestizo-anejo.jpgMestizo AnejoAñejo that earns the oak – barely https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-cupreata-pechuga-de-gallina2025-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-cupreata-pechuga-de-gallina-don-refugio.jpgAguerrido Cupreata Pechuga de GallinaDon Refugio's chicken pechuga on a cupreata base – a regional Guerrero take on the format https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-tepeztate-cristina-garcia-garcia2025-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-tepeztate-cristina-garcia-garcia.jpgCuentacuentos Tepeztate - Cristina Garcia GarciaCristina García García's tepeztate at 48%. A maestra-driven reference bottling https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-coyote-aureliano-hernandez-martinez2025-03-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-coyote-aureliano-hernandez-martinez.jpgRezpiral Coyote – Aureliano Hernandez MartinezAureliano Hernández's coyote at 46%, a different hand on the same agave https://mezcal.report/r/scorpion-anejo2025-03-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/scorpion-anejo.jpgScorpion AnejoDoug French's añejo – barrel-forward, cleanly made https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-tabernas-edicion-iii2025-03-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-tabernas-edicion-iii.jpgLa Venenosa Tabernas Edición IIITabernas Edición III chico aguiar at ~44% – a follow-up release with similar intent https://mezcal.report/r/los-vecinos-del-campo-ensamble-no-12025-03-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-vecinos-del-campo-ensamble-no-1.jpgLos Vecinos del Campo Ensamble No. 1A three-agave ensamble aimed at cocktail programs https://mezcal.report/r/creador-lumbre-espadin2025-03-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-lumbre-espadin.jpgCreador Lumbre + EspadinEspadín-lumbre ensamble (swapped proportions from 'de Calidad') https://mezcal.report/r/hedonistas-de-la-fe-cuishe2025-03-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hedonistas-de-la-fe-cuishe.jpgHedonistas de la Fe CuisheMatatlán cuishe from a young project – clean, a little tame https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-espadin-miguel-angel-cruz-rios2025-03-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-espadin-miguel-angel-cruz-rios.jpgCuentacuentos Espadin - Miguel Ángel Cruz RiosMiguel Ángel Cruz Ríos's espadín – the Cuentacuentos release at the top, and a the bottle the category aims at single-maestro bottling https://mezcal.report/r/catedral-tobala2025-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/catedral-tobala.jpgCatedral TobalaMatatlán tobalá at 46% from Catedral https://mezcal.report/r/creador-ensamble-con-cacao2025-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-ensamble-con-cacao.jpgCreador Ensamble con CacaoEspadín-lumbre with cacao – Creador's flavored variant, and a less-common infusion format https://mezcal.report/r/tres-tribus-cuishe2025-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-tribus-cuishe.jpgTres Tribus CuisheNuxaño cuishe that keeps its ambitions modest https://mezcal.report/r/cenizo-colonial-hacienda-dolores2025-03-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cenizo-colonial-hacienda-dolores.jpgCenizo Colonial Hacienda DoloresHacienda Dolores cenizo – a quieter Cenizo Colonial release https://mezcal.report/r/origen-raiz-madrecuishe2025-03-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/origen-raiz-madrecuishe.jpgOrigen Raiz MadrecuisheMadrecuishe at 48% – the proof is right, the expression is quieter than it should be https://mezcal.report/r/rayo-seco-cacheton2025-03-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayo-seco-cacheton.jpgRayo Seco CachetónCachetón at 51%. The broad-cheeked agave, unbuttoned https://mezcal.report/r/scorpion-silver-tobala2025-03-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/scorpion-silver-tobala.jpgScorpion Silver TobalaTobalá at 40% – Doug French's constrained reading https://mezcal.report/r/mizquiri-pechuga2025-02-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mizquiri-pechuga.jpgMizquiri PechugaJigy Perez's cupreata pechuga – Michoacán making its case https://mezcal.report/r/juerte-destilado-de-pulque2025-02-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/juerte-destilado-de-pulque.jpgJuerte Destilado de PulqueDistilled pulque from Tlaxcala – a category-edge oddity https://mezcal.report/r/bosscal-damiana2025-02-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bosscal-damiana.jpgBosscal DamianaDurango cenizo distilled with damiana – a northern infusion tradition rendered credibly https://mezcal.report/r/buen-camino-cirial2025-02-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/buen-camino-cirial.jpgBuen Camino CirialCirial – a rarely-bottled karwinskii variant and a category-vocabulary argument in glass form https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-cempasuchil2025-02-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-cempasuchil.jpgBozal CempasúchilBozal's cempasúchil – espadín distilled with marigold flowers, and the category's most surprising commercial release https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-papalote-benigno-sanchez2025-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-papalote-benigno-sanchez.jpgCinco Sentidos Papalote - Benigno SánchezBenigno Sánchez's El Peral papalote – a clean, copper-distilled Guerrero reference https://mezcal.report/r/geu-beez-jabala2025-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/geu-beez-jabali.jpgGeü Beez JabalaJabalí at 51%. Finally a bottle that respects the agave https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-puntas2025-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-puntas.jpgLa Venenosa PuntasPuntas at 60%+ – the high-proof heads, for the serious category curious https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tepextate-luis-enrique-juarez2025-02-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tepextate-luis-enrique-juarez.jpg5 Sentidos Tepextate - Luis Enrique JuarezLuis Enrique Juarez on tepextate – the refrescador finally finds its muse https://mezcal.report/r/sacacuento-3-year-anejo2025-02-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacacuento-3-year-anejo.jpgSacacuento 3-year AnejoThree years in oak – more restraint than most añejos https://mezcal.report/r/yuu-baal-jabali2025-02-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuu-baal-jabali.jpgYuu Baal JabaliJabalí at 45%. The proof is the conversation https://mezcal.report/r/paquera-ancestral-espadin-with-wagyu2025-02-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/paquera-ancestral-espadin-with-wagyu.jpgPaquera Ancestral Espadin with WagyuWagyu pechuga – the premium-beef version of a Oaxacan tradition https://mezcal.report/r/lopez-real-cuishe2025-02-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lopez-real-cuishe.jpgLopez Real CuisheCuishe at the proof ceiling, not above it https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tepeztate-tobaziche-espadin-mexicano-tobala2025-02-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tepeztate-tobaziche-espadin-mexicano-tobala-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Tepeztate, Tobaziche, Espadin, Mexicano, TobalaFive agaves, one voice – Berta Vásquez's best argument https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-verde2025-02-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-verde.jpgMezcasiarca VerdeSandra's clay-pot Verde, and a philosophy in a bottle https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-ixtero-amarillo-puntas2025-02-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-ixtero-amarillo-puntas.jpgChacolo Ixtero Amarillo PuntasIxtero amarillo at 60.83% puntas https://mezcal.report/r/marin-y-marin-espadin2025-02-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marin-y-marin-espadin.jpgMarin y Marin EspadinRaul Parada bottles espadín the way it wants to be bottled https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tepextate-tobala-y-espadin2025-02-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tepextate-tobala-y-espadin-velasco.jpgGusto Historico Tepextate, Tobala, y EspadinVelasco's three-agave, the espadín doing more of the talking https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-verde-durango2025-02-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-verde-durango.jpgLamata Verde DurangoDurango verde at 48% – the Simentals on a green-variant wild agave https://mezcal.report/r/zancudo-botanico2025-02-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zancudo-botanico.jpgZancudo BotanicoBotanical-infused espadín that reads more amaro than mezcal https://mezcal.report/r/mezcasiarca-tobala2025-02-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcasiarca-tobala.jpgMezcasiarca TobalaClay-pot tobalá – the round wild meets the earthen technique https://mezcal.report/r/koch-mexicano-penca-larga2025-02-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-mexicano-penca-larga.jpgKoch Mexicano Penca LargaClay-pot mexicano penca larga – a textural play https://mezcal.report/r/creador-tobala2025-02-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-tobala.jpgCreador TobalaTobalá at 48.5% – Creador's aromatic wild at honest proof https://mezcal.report/r/delirio-joven2025-02-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/delirio-joven.jpgDelirio Joven42% Matatlán espadín that doesn't distinguish itself https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-tepemete2025-02-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-tepemete.jpgLamata TepemeteTepemete at 52% – Maximino Cruz, Durango's wild tepe at full voice https://mezcal.report/r/el-rey-zapoteco-tepeztate2025-02-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-rey-zapoteco-tepeztate.jpgEl Rey Zapoteco TepeztateTepextate at 48% – respectable mid-tier work at proof the agave actually uses https://mezcal.report/r/veras-joven2025-02-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/veras-joven.jpgVerás JovenUnsigned Matatlán espadín at a commodity proof https://mezcal.report/r/casa-manglar-espadin-y-madrecuishe2025-02-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casa-manglar-espadin-y-madrecuishe.jpgCasa Manglar Espadin y MadrecuisheMadrecuishe in a Casa Manglar ensamble – the proof doesn't carry https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-cuishe-alejandrina-nicolas-hernandez2025-02-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-cuishe-alejandrina-nicolas-hernandez.jpgRezpiral Cuishe - Alejandrina & Nicolas HernandezAlejandrina and Nicolás Hernández's cuishe – Río Seco terroir, quiet bottle https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-bicuishe-coyote-madrecuixe-tepextate2025-02-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-bicuishe-coyote-madrecuixe-tepextate-felipe-cortes.jpgMezcalosfera Bicuishe/ Coyote/ Madrecuixe/ TepextateFelipe Cortés ensamble with coyote as the hidden variable https://mezcal.report/r/moteado-chino-silvestre2025-02-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/moteado-chino-silvestre.jpgMoteado Chino SilvestreWild Michoacán cupreata – Juan Pérez García, again https://mezcal.report/r/el-samaritano-espadin2025-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-samaritano-espadin.jpgEl Samaritano EspadinEspadín at 40%. Commercial-tier proof dragging down a producer that does better with wild agaves https://mezcal.report/r/erstwhile-espadin-limited-edition-20212025-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/erstwhile-espadin-limited-edition-2021.jpgErstwhile Espadin Limited Edition 20212021 limited-edition espadín at 50% – a meaningful step up from the 2018 vintage and the better of the pair https://mezcal.report/r/clase-azul-san-luis-potosi2025-02-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/clase-azul-san-luis-potosi.jpgClase Azul San Luis PotosíCommercial SLP salmiana – the bottle is doing the heavy lifting, but the liquid is legitimate https://mezcal.report/r/koch-espadin-ancestral2025-02-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-en-olla-de-barro.jpgKoch Espadin AncestralClay-pot Koch – the serious version of the brand https://mezcal.report/r/vago-cuixe2025-02-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-cuixe.jpgVago Cuixe - Aquilino Garcia LopezAquilino García López's cuishe – a producer at the top of his craft https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadin-gusano2025-01-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadin-gusano-rufugia-y-rodrigo.jpgMaguey Melate Espadin GusanoEspadín with gusano – Refugia and Rodrigo Cortés keep it honest https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-madrecuixe-juan-ramirez2025-01-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-madrecuixe-juan-ramirez.jpgGusto Historico Madrecuixe - Juan RamirezJuan Ramirez madrecuishe – copper-still clarity https://mezcal.report/r/zancudo-tepeztate2025-01-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zancudo-tepeztate.jpgZancudo TepeztateTepextate at 43% is an undersell of a difficult agave https://mezcal.report/r/amormata-masparillo2025-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/amormata-masparillo.jpgAmormata MasparilloFelipe Soto on masparillo – a Durango northern mezcal through a Duranguense still https://mezcal.report/r/armadillo-negro-espadin-madrecuishe-bicuishe2025-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/armadillo-negro-espadin-madrecuishe-bicuishe-don-valente.jpgArmadillo Negro Espadin, Madrecuishe, BicuisheDon Valente Angel's three-agave blend under the Armadillo Negro label https://mezcal.report/r/balancan-destilado2025-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/balancan-destilado.jpgBalancan DestiladoPapalome from Oaxaca's Ixcatlán – Balancan's Oaxaca range https://mezcal.report/r/el-recuerdo-de-oaxaca-con-gusano2025-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-recuerdo-de-oaxaca-gusano.jpgEl Recuerdo de Oaxaca con GusanoGusano bottling – the tourist-bottle format with the larva in the bottle, a marketing artifact rather than a quality signal https://mezcal.report/r/agua-del-sol-espadin-coyote-cuishe-barril2025-01-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-del-sol-espadin-coyote-cuishe-barril-berta-vasquez.jpgAgua del Sol Espadin / Coyote / Cuishe / BarrilFour-agave ensamble from Berta Vásquez – too many conversations at once https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tepextate-hermanos-martinez2025-01-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tepextate-hermanos-martinez.jpgMaguey Melate Tepextate - Hermanos MartinezThree brothers, one tepextate, not enough voice https://mezcal.report/r/sacro-imperio-cenizo2025-01-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacro-imperio-cenizo.jpgSacro Imperio CenizoDurango cenizo at 48 – the bottle does its job https://mezcal.report/r/gente-de-mezcal-espadin2025-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gente-de-mezcal-espadin.jpgGente de Mezcal EspadinGuélavila espadín that should drink better than it does https://mezcal.report/r/tepanal-tobala-arroqueno-espadin-coyote2025-01-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tepanal-tobala-arroqueno-espadin-coyote.jpgTepanal Tobala, Arroqueño, Espadin & CoyoteFour-agave ensamble at 50.3%, ambitious, less resolved than its sibling https://mezcal.report/r/complice-origenes-382025-01-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-origenes-38.jpgCómplice Orígenes 38%A 38% mezcal – legally borderline, spiritually already gone https://mezcal.report/r/scorpion-anejo-tobala2025-01-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/scorpion-anejo-tobala.jpgScorpion Anejo TobalaTobalá añejo at 40 – the wood wins by a hair https://mezcal.report/r/derrumbes-oaxaca2025-01-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/derrumbes-oaxaca.jpgDerrumbes OaxacaThe safest bottle in a brave project https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-madrecuishe2025-01-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-madrecuishe.jpgBozal MadrecuisheMadrecuishe at 46%. The proof under-serves the agave, a chronic category pattern https://mezcal.report/r/chinga-quedito-marteno2025-01-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chinga-quedito-marteno.jpgChinga Quedito MarteñoMarteño at 50.5%. Another rarely-bottled variety https://mezcal.report/r/praedium-espadin-tobasiche2025-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/praedium-espadin-tobasiche.jpgPraedium Espadin / TobasicheEspadín-tobaziche – the two-agave ensamble that works https://mezcal.report/r/los-ocotales-espadin2025-01-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-ocotales-espadin.jpgLos Ocotales EspadinEspadín from a serious house at honest proof https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-bicuixe-tripon-espadin-arroqueno-mexicano2025-01-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-bicuixe-tripon-espadin-arroqueno-mexicano.jpgGusto Historico Bicuixe / Tripon / Espadin / Arroqueno / MexicanoFive-agave Miahuatlán ensamble – Victor Ramos's wide-angle pour https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-62025-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-6-amatengo.jpgComunidad No. 6Amatengo barril at 48.8% – Comunidad No. 6 https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-pechuga-navidena2025-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-pechuga-navidena.jpgEl Jolgorio Pechuga NavideñaNavideña pechuga at 48%. The Christmas-release recipe from Jolgorio, lighter on protein, heavier on spice https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-tobala-tobasiche2025-01-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-tobala-tobasiche.jpgLalocura Tobala-TobasicheTobalá-tobasiche – aromatic lift meeting herbal density https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-tepeztate-mexicano2025-01-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-tepeztate-mexicano.jpgRey Campero Tepeztate + MexicanoA two-agave ensamble that lets each one breathe https://mezcal.report/r/le-tribute-durango2025-01-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/le-tribute-durango.jpgLe Tribute DurangoDurango cenizo at 45% – Urial Simental, middle-weight regional bottle https://mezcal.report/r/mama-chuy-madre-cuishe2025-01-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mama-chuy-madre-cuishe-casimiro-perez.jpgMama Chuy Madre CuisheCasimiro Pérez madrecuishe at 46% – under its ceiling https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-arroqueno2025-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-arroqueno.jpgDixeebe ArroquenoArroqueño at 50%. The standard Dixeebe proof carrying arroqueño's usual density without any extra dramatics https://mezcal.report/r/el-tigre-papalote-tia-victoria2025-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-tigre-papalote-tia-victoria.jpgEl Tigre Papalote - Tía VictoriaTía Victoria's papalote at 51.9%. The highest-proof El Tigre we've tasted, and the agave carries it https://mezcal.report/r/pal-alma-san-luis-potosi2025-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-san-luis-potosi.jpgPal'alma San Luis PotosiSan Luis Potosí mezcal – the state that barely appears on any list https://mezcal.report/r/ven-a-mi-joven2025-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ven-a-mi-joven.jpgVen A Mi JovenMatatlán espadín at the proof floor – nothing to argue about https://mezcal.report/r/don-mateo-silvestre2025-01-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-mateo-silvestre.jpgDon Mateo SilvestreWild cupreata (silvestre) at 46%. The untamed sibling of the standard Don Mateo cupreata https://mezcal.report/r/lopez-real-tobala2025-01-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lopez-real-tobala.jpgLopez Real TobalaA tobalá that could run faster at higher proof https://mezcal.report/r/caballito-cerrero-azul2025-01-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caballito-cerrero-azul.jpgCaballito Cerrero AzulThe standard heirloom azul at 46-50% – Caballito Cerrero's entry bottling, and a useful argument bottle https://mezcal.report/r/palomas-mensajeras-mexicano2025-01-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomas-mensajeras-mexicano.jpgPalomas Mensajeras MexicanoMichoacán mexicano – the species in a different climate https://mezcal.report/r/lagrimas-de-dolores-i-gok2025-01-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lagrimas-de-dolores-igok.jpgLagrimas de Dolores I'gokI'gok at 47% – Tepehuano-name agave, Durango, Ávila's hand https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-tomas-garcia-cruz2025-01-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-tomas-garcia-cruz.jpgNETA Espadin - Tomás García CruzTomás García Cruz's espadín at 48%. A slightly denser Miahuatlán read https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-cirial-coyote-puntas2025-01-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-cirial-coyote-puntas.jpgMacurichos Cirial / Coyote PuntasPuntas cirial-coyote at 65%. Still-head work for serious drinkers https://mezcal.report/r/creador-mexicano-capon2025-01-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-mexicano-capon.jpgCreador Mexicano CaponCapón mexicano at 48.5%, quiote-cut mexicano, and an uncommon agronomic pairing https://mezcal.report/r/cumbrita-lechuguilla-chawi2025-01-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cumbrita-lechuguilla-chawi-dolores-gonzales-torres.jpgCumbrita Lechuguilla / ChawiChihuahua lechuguilla – Dolores González Torres' chawi https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tepextate2025-01-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tepextate.jpgGusto Historico TepextateJuan Vázquez's tepextate, legible but not electric https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tequilana2025-01-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tequilana.jpgNETA TequilanaCándido García Cruz's San Luis Amatlán tequilana at 49%, the tequilana mezcal actually has an argument https://mezcal.report/r/chinga-quedito-pechuga2025-01-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chinga-quedito-pechuga.jpgChinga Quedito PechugaPechuga at 50.5% – Minas treatment on the format https://mezcal.report/r/siembra-metl-quiote-miguel-perez2025-01-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siembra-metl-quiote-miguel-perez.jpgSiembra Metl Quiote - Miguel PerezThe son's bottle – brighter, funkier, less patient than his father's https://mezcal.report/r/cumbrita-lechuguilla2024-12-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cumbrita-lechuguilla-dolores-gonzales-torres.jpgCumbrita LechuguillaSingle-varietal shrevei from Yerbaniz Batopilas https://mezcal.report/r/la-nina-del-mezcal-madrecuixe2024-12-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-nina-del-mezcal-madrecuixe.jpgLa Nina del Mezcal MadrecuixeMadrecuishe at 43.6% – the proof is under the floor for this agave https://mezcal.report/r/nayaa-espadin2024-12-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nayaa-espadin.jpgNayaá EspadinGuerrero espadín at 40% – Nayaá's house voice, muted https://mezcal.report/r/lagrimas-de-dolores-sierreno2024-12-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lagrimas-de-dolores-sierreno.jpgLagrimas de Dolores SierreñoSierreño at 47% – a mountain variant, Ávila's house-level treatment https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-pechuga-de-mole-negro2024-12-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-pechuga-de-mole-negro-luis-enrique-juarez.jpg5 Sentidos Pechuga de Mole NegroA pechuga built with mole negro ingredients – smart, specific, almost too clever https://mezcal.report/r/nayaa-cupreata-weber2024-12-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nayaa-cupreata-weber.jpgNayaá Cupreata - WeberCupreata plus tequilana at 38%, a category question mark https://mezcal.report/r/botik-lechuguilla2024-12-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/botik-lechuguilla-dolores-gonzales-torres.jpgBotik LechuguillaChihuahua lechuguilla from Dolores Gonzales Torres – a rare northern release and a category-adjacent project https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-cuishe2024-12-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-cuishe.jpgDixeebe CuisheCuishe at 48.5% – Valentin Cortes' karwinskii peak https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-san-martinero-tobasiche-espadin2024-12-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-san-martinero-tobasiche-espadin.jpgLalocura San Martinero, Tobasiche, EspadinThree-agave ensamble from Lalocura – coherent where many aren't https://mezcal.report/r/santo-cuviso-anis2024-12-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/santo-cuviso-anis.jpgSanto Cuviso AnisPacifica with anise – Sonora in a wallet format https://mezcal.report/r/nayaa-weber2024-12-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nayaa-weber.jpgNayaá WeberPure tequilana mezcal at 44%. The Nayaá bottle with the most structure https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-lechuguilla-agapito-yepiz-vega2024-12-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-lechuguilla-agapito-yepiz-vega.jpgMaguey Melate Lechuguilla - Agapito Yepiz VegaSonora lechuguilla at 48.5%. Dry, unsentimental https://mezcal.report/r/oro-de-oaxaca2024-12-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/oro-de-oaxaca.jpgOro de OaxacaGusano-in-the-bottle mezcal – mostly a conversation piece https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-marteno2024-12-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-marteno.jpgReal Minero MarteñoA rare potatorum relative at 51.09% – clay-pot marteño, solo https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-bicuixe2024-12-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-bicuixe.jpgEl Destilado BicuixeBicuishe at 47.7%, a reliable El Destilado karwinskii at the proof where the agave shows https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-san-luis-del-rio-azul2024-12-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-san-luis-del-rio-azul.jpgDel Maguey San Luis del Rio AzulAzul (tequilana) in mezcal form – the blue agave rarely bottled outside Jalisco https://mezcal.report/r/tres-tribus-espadin-capon2024-12-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-tribus-espadin-capon.jpgTres Tribus Espadin CapónCapón espadín that makes the case for mature plants https://mezcal.report/r/pensador-ensamble2024-12-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pensador-ensamble.jpgPensador EnsambleEspadín-madrecuishe ensamble at 48% – El Camino del Pensador's working two-agave bottle https://mezcal.report/r/3000-noches-tobala2024-12-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/3000-noches-tobala.jpg3000 Noches TobalaTobalá at 3000 Noches' standard 50% – aromatic and unusually weighty https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-cuishe2024-12-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-cuishe.jpgReal Minero CuisheRhodacantha by any other name – 48% of clay-pot discipline https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-jabalin-bicuixe2024-12-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe-jabalin-bicuixe-miguel-garcia-jarquin.jpgNETA Madrecuixe, Jabalín, BicuixeThree wild agaves, one maestro, one of the best bottles in the NETA catalog https://mezcal.report/r/por-lo-bueno-tobala2024-12-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/por-lo-bueno-tobala.jpgPor Lo Bueno TobalaTobalá at 46% – pretty, modest, true https://mezcal.report/r/neta-bicuixe-jorge-vasquez-aquino2024-12-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-bicuixe-jorge-vasquez-aquino.jpgNETA Bicuixe - Jorge Vásquez AquinoBicuishe from a less-heralded maestro – the NETA range continues to reward depth https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobala-de-cuero2024-12-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobala-de-cuero.jpg5 Sentidos Tobala de CueroTobalá rested in leather – a risk with a delicate agave https://mezcal.report/r/elenita-passionfruit-paloma2024-12-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/elenita-passionfruit-paloma.jpgElenita Passionfruit PalomaPassionfruit-paloma in a can – Elenita's summer-drink line using mezcal as a nominal ingredient rather than the main voice https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-papalote2024-12-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-papalote-don-benigno.jpgMezcalosfera PapalotePapalote from Don Benigno – one of Mezcalosfera's most talked-about releases https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-guajolote-con-fruta2024-12-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-guajolote-con-fruta.jpgWahaka Guajolote con FrutaTurkey-and-fruit pechuga that lands as a novelty first https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-mezcales-unicos2024-12-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyenda-mezcales-unicos.jpgLeyendas Mezcales ÚnicosTamaulipas montana – the agave the category forgot https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-ensamble-de-4-plantas2024-12-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-ensamble-de-4-plantas.jpg5 Sentidos Ensamble de 4 PlantasGarcía and García collaborate – espadín grounds the karwinskii above it https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-arroqueno2024-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-arroqueno.jpgDel Maguey ArroquenoArroqueño in the Del Maguey voice – massive and measured https://mezcal.report/r/revelador-tobala2024-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/revelador-tobala.jpgRevelador TobalaDon Goyo's tobalá at 48%. A reference-grade rendition at an proof that holds https://mezcal.report/r/granja-nomada-tepeztate-espadin2024-12-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/granja-nomada-tepeztate-espadin.jpgGranja Nómada Tepeztate-EspadinTepextate-espadín ensamble at 42%, both halves shy https://mezcal.report/r/palalma-michoacan-cupreata2024-12-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-michoacan-cupreata.jpgPal'alma Michoacán - CupreataMichoacán cupreata, glass-aged into something quieter and deeper https://mezcal.report/r/olla-de-miel-joven2024-12-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/olla-de-miel-joven.pngOlla de Miel JovenHonest Matatlán espadín in a bottle nobody talks about https://mezcal.report/r/bosscal-joven2024-11-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bosscal-mezcal-joven.jpgBosscal JovenBosscal's standard cenizo – a gateway Durango at accessible proof https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-espadin-anejo2024-11-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-espadin-anejo.jpgDon Lorenzo Espadin AnejoEspadín añejo at 46% – a reasonable aging program built on a base that can almost carry the oak https://mezcal.report/r/mazot-palmilla2024-11-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mazot-palmilla.jpgMazot PalmillaSonoran palmilla – the rare wild Sonora bottle on US shelves https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-criollo-carmello-pedroza-alvarez2024-11-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-criollo-carmello-pedroza-alvarez.jpgMaguey Melate Criollo - Carmello Pedroza AlvarezEstado de Mexico criollo – an agave state most drinkers skip https://mezcal.report/r/mama-chuy-madre-cuishe-destilado-con-yerba-santa-cafe2024-11-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mama-chuy-madre-cuishe-destilado-con-yerba-santa-cafe-ageo-cortes.jpgMama Chuy Madre Cuishe Destilado con Yerba Santa + CafeAgeo Cortés pechuga-format with yerba santa and coffee – a single bottle essay https://mezcal.report/r/tr3s-tiempos-bicuixe2024-11-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tr3s-tiempos-bicuixe-diego-lucas-garcia.jpgTr3s Tiempos BicuixeDiego Lucas Garcia's bicuishe is the San Luis Amatlán argument https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-bacanora-guadalupe-horacio-lopez-quinteros2024-11-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-bacanora-guadalupe-horacio-lopez-quinteros.jpgMaguey Melate Bacanora - Guadalupe Horacio López QuinterosChihuahua bacanora that drinks softer than its geography suggests https://mezcal.report/r/sanzekan-cupreata-emiliano2024-11-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sanzekan-cupreata-emiliano.jpgSanzekan Cupreata - EmilianoGuerrero papalote from Emiliano – cooperative made, producer named https://mezcal.report/r/brusco-espadin2024-11-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/brusco-espadin.jpgBrusco EspadinSLDR espadín – Brusco's competent entry from a San Luis del Rio palenque https://mezcal.report/r/burrito-fiestero-lamparillo2024-11-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/burrito-fiestero-lamparillo.jpgBurrito Fiestero LamparilloLamparillo at 50% – another Durango vocabulary agave, and one of the more distinctive in the range https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-sierrudo-y-arroqueno2024-11-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-sierrudo-y-arroqueno-tio-pedro-lalo.jpg5 Sentidos Sierrudo y ArroquenoSierrudo + arroqueño – Santa Catarina Minas doing heavyweight ensamble work https://mezcal.report/r/sacrificio-reposado2024-11-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacrificio-reposado.jpgSacrificio ReposadoA reposado made for the crossover shopper https://mezcal.report/r/siembra-metl-quiote-familia-perez2024-11-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siembra-metl-quiote-familia-perez.jpgSiembra Metl Quiote - Familia PerezMichoacán Alto from three Pérez hands – the family blend https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-presa-grande2024-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-presa-grande.jpgChacolo Presa GrandePresa grande – another heritage Jalisco variety https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-32024-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-3-rancho-viejo.jpgComunidad No. 3Rancho Viejo mexicano at 47.1% – Sola de Vega again https://mezcal.report/r/zacbe-joven2024-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zacbe-joven.jpgZacbe JovenCirial in the mix, but the proof undoes the ambition https://mezcal.report/r/chinga-quedito-sierra-negra2024-11-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chinga-quedito-sierra-negra.jpgChinga Quedito Sierra NegraMinas sierra negra at 51.5% – Chinga Quedito's reference work https://mezcal.report/r/erstwhile-arroqueno2024-11-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/erstwhile-arroqueno.jpgErstwhile ArroqueñoArroqueño at 44% – the proof undersells a dense agave, a chronic category failure mode https://mezcal.report/r/vago-espadin2024-11-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-espadin.jpgVago Espadin - Aquilino Garcia LopezVago at the baseline – still one of the best espadíns at the price https://mezcal.report/r/tres-tribus-tobala2024-11-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-tribus-tobala.jpgTres Tribus TobalaA tobalá that stays polite when it could be louder https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-arroqueno-rufino-felipe-martinez2024-11-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-arroqueno-rufino-felipe-martinez.jpgCuish Arroqueno - Rufino Felipe MartinezSanta Catarina Minas arroqueño, clay-pot, Rufino's hand https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-292024-11-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-29.jpgMezcalero No. 29Tepextate under 48% – the ceiling is visible https://mezcal.report/r/tlamati-espadilla2024-11-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tlamati-espadilla.jpgTlamati EspadillaPuebla espadilla that makes the case for the father-son bench https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tequilana-victor-emanuel-ramos2024-11-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tequilana-victor-emanuel-ramos.jpgMaguey Melate Tequilana - Victor & Emanuel RamosFather-and-son tequilana – Miahuatlán's clearest version https://mezcal.report/r/carreno-tobasiche2024-11-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcal-carreno-tobasiche.jpgCarreño TobasicheCarreño's tobaziche at 45% https://mezcal.report/r/tesoro-de-moctezuma-ensamble2024-11-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tesoro-de-moctezuma-ensamble.jpgTesoro de Moctezuma EnsambleCoixtlahuaca family mezcal – underserved region, ordinary bottle https://mezcal.report/r/don-lorenzo-coyote2024-11-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-lorenzo-coyote.jpgDon Lorenzo CoyoteCoyote (labeled 'coyota') at 45%. A rare wild agave that still reads despite undersold proof https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-pulquero2024-11-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-pulquero-reina-sanchez.jpgRezpiral PulqueroReyna Sánchez's pulquero at 45.5%. The agave named for pulque, rendered by a maestra https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cupreata-erasto-celerino-moreno2024-11-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cupreata-erasto-celerino-moreno.jpgMaguey Melate Cupreata - Erasto Celerino MorenoGuerrero cupreata at 49.8%. Bright, honest, a touch loud https://mezcal.report/r/chawar-miske-reposado2024-11-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chawar-miske-reposado.jpgChawar Miske ReposadoAged miske at 40% – another Andean release https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-elementos-tepeztate2024-11-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-elementos-tepeztate.jpgCinco Elementos TepeztateTepextate at 50-51.5% – Cinco Elementos going wild https://mezcal.report/r/alma-libre-cuishe2024-11-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alma-libre-cuishe.jpgAlma Libre CuisheMatatlán cuishe at 45% – an under-the-radar value pick https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-jabali-puntas2024-11-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-jabali-puntas-sola-de-vega.jpgSin Gusano Jabali (Puntas)Jabalí puntas at 65%, drink it like a musician tunes up https://mezcal.report/r/rancho-de-la-luna2024-11-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rancho-de-la-luna.jpgRancho de la LunaRancho de la Luna at 42%, a studio-tied espadín https://mezcal.report/r/salvadores-tobala2024-11-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvadores-tobala.jpgSalvadores TobalaTobalá at 48 – Flavio's clean middle pour https://mezcal.report/r/el-buho-especial-mango2024-11-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-buho-especial-mango.jpgEl Buho Especial MangoMango-distilled especial – fruit infusion that works because it's distilled, not added https://mezcal.report/r/ojo-de-dios-espadin2024-11-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ojo-de-dios-espadin.jpgOjo de Dios EspadinA cocktail espadín that actually has something to say neat https://mezcal.report/r/neta-arroqueno2024-10-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-arroqueno-hermogenes-vasquez-paula-aquino-sanchez.jpgNETA ArroqueñoTwo maestros on a Miahuatlán arroqueño – competent, not vintage https://mezcal.report/r/mala-mia-ensamble2024-10-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-mia-ensamble.jpgMala Mia EnsambleA three-agave ensamble at 42% – restraint that reads as absence https://mezcal.report/r/complice-espadin-cuishe2024-10-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-espadin-cuishe.jpgCómplice Espadín CuisheAn ensamble that splits the difference and finds the middle https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-conejo2024-10-28monthly0.8 https://mezcal.report/r/siete-misterios-espadin2024-10-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-misterios-espadin.jpgSiete Misterios EspadinSola de Vega espadín at proof that earns the agave https://mezcal.report/r/la-higuera-cucharilla2024-10-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-higuera-cucharilla.jpgLa Higuera CucharillaCucharilla – a rare, non-agave desert succulent, distilled https://mezcal.report/r/mezonte-michoacan-emilio-vieyra2024-10-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezonte-michoacan-emilio-vieyra.jpgMezonte Michoacan - Emilio VieyraA cupreata pechuga that reads as meditation, not novelty https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-del-palmar-chino-cuerno-verde2024-10-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-del-palmar-chino-cuerno-verde-m-maria-de-la-luz.jpgCampanilla del Palmar Chino, Cuerno, VerdeM. Maria de la Luz's June 2023 chino-cuerno-verde – a reference SLP ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/la-penca-con-gusano2024-10-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-penca-con-gusano.jpgLa Penca con GusanoCon gusano at 40% – the worm is doing rhetorical work the agave isn't https://mezcal.report/r/union-viejo2024-10-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/union-viejo.jpgUnión ViejoGlass-aged espadín-tobalá that traded sharpness for softness https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-del-palmar-chino-verde-blanco-cuerno2024-10-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-del-palmar-chino-verde-blanco-cuerno-m-maria-de-la-luz.jpgCampanilla del Palmar Chino, Verde, Blanco, CuernoFour-agave SLP ensamble from M. Maria de la Luz https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tepextate-aniceto-garcia2024-10-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tepextate-aniceto-garcia.jpgNETA Tepextate - Aniceto GarcíaAniceto García's tepextate in the refrescador still at 48% – the floral agave, clean-faced https://mezcal.report/r/don-amado-anejo2024-10-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-amado-anejo.jpgDon Amado AnejoAñejo at 40%. The proof is the limit, not the base, and the oak takes advantage https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-barreno2024-10-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-barreno-sanchez.jpgGusto Historico BarrenoBarreno at 52% from Natalia Sanchez – karwinskii with teeth https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-san-martinero2024-10-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-san-martinero.jpgLalocura San MartineroSan Martinero from a producer most people haven't heard of – and should https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-ixtero-amarillo2024-10-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-ixtero-amarillo-ignacio-juarez-flores.jpgMaguey Melate Ixtero AmarilloIgnacio Juarez Flores makes Jalisco ixtero amarillo read yellow https://mezcal.report/r/the-impex-collection-tobala-capon2024-10-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-impex-collection-tobala-capon-victor-ramos.jpgThe ImpEx Collection Tobala CaponTobalá capón – the harvest technique, the 48% proof, the mixed result https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-52024-10-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-5-bramaderos.jpgComunidad No. 5Bicuishe-espadín ensamble from Bramaderos – Comunidad's community-model work https://mezcal.report/r/hacienda-oponguio-cupreata2024-10-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hacienda-oponguio-cupreata.jpgHacienda Oponguio CupreataMichoacán cupreata from the Jaramillo hacienda – solid, a little polite https://mezcal.report/r/kilinga-bacanora-silvestre2024-10-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/kilinga-bacanora-silvestre.jpgKilinga Bacanora SilvestreWild-harvest Kilinga – the pick of the Sonoran range https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-coyote-berta-vasquez2024-10-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-coyote-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Coyote - Berta VasquezBerta Vásquez's coyote from 15-16 year plants – Rezpiral at its peak https://mezcal.report/r/riazuleno-contemporaneo2024-10-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/riazuleno-contemporaneo.jpgRiazuleño ContemporaneoTobalá lifts the line up by a grade https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-coyote2024-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-coyote.jpgEl Jolgorio CoyoteCoyote is rare and difficult. This is the reference bottling https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tepextate-tobala-cuixe-madrecuixe2024-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tepextate-tobala-cuixe-madrecuixe.jpgGusto Historico Tepextate/ Tobala/ Cuixe/ MadrecuixeFour-agave Vázquez ensamble that reads as terroir, not cocktail https://mezcal.report/r/casta-tribal-ensamble-2032024-10-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casta-tribal-ensamble-203.jpgCasta Tribal Ensamble 203Cuishe-espadín ensamble at 40% – the proof is the issue https://mezcal.report/r/sacrvm-espadin-madrecuishe2024-10-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacrvm-espadin-madrecuishe.jpgSacrvm Espadin & MadrecuisheApolonio at 40%. A rare underselling of the agave https://mezcal.report/r/awry-espadin2024-10-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/awry-espadin.jpgAwry EspadinAwry's Matatlán espadín – clean if unmemorable https://mezcal.report/r/neta-bicuixe-jabalin2024-10-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-bicuixe-jabalin.jpgNETA Bicuixe + Jabalín - Celso Garcia CruzCelso García Cruz's bicuishe plus jabalí at 48.5% – karwinskii meets the difficult agave https://mezcal.report/r/la-jicarita-cafe-chocolate2024-10-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-jicarita-cafe-chocolate.jpgLa Jicarita Café / ChocolateCoffee-chocolate pechuga – a novelty that stays drinkable https://mezcal.report/r/tesla-espadin-y-bicuishe2024-10-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tesla-mezcal.jpgTesla Espadin y BicuisheCelebrity-brand mezcal in a collectible bottle – the liquid is secondary https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-cupreata-benigno2024-10-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-cupreata-benigno.jpgAguerrido Cupreata - Don BenignoCupreata at 52.2% – Benigno's release shows what the agave can do https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-ancestral-arroqueno2024-10-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-ancestral-arroqueno.jpgEl Jolgorio Ancestral ArroqueñoThe Jolgorio ancestral line is where the project gets serious https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-san-jose-rio-minas2024-10-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-san-jose-rio-minas.jpgDel Maguey San Jose Rio MinasRio Minas espadín – Roberto Gutierrez Ramirez at 48% https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-ensamble-cinco-magueyes2024-10-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-ensamble-cinco-magueyes.jpgPalenqueros Ensamble Cinco MagueyesA five-agave ensamble that reads like a single idea, not a catalog https://mezcal.report/r/tosba-warash2024-10-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tosba-warash.jpgTosba WarashA rare agave bottle that doesn't feel like a collectible https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-wild-jabali2024-10-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-wild-jabali.jpgDel Maguey Wild JabaliJabalí from Santa Maria Albarradas – the Wild catalog earning its name https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-bicuixe2024-10-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-bicuixe.jpgLamata BicuixeBicuishe at 48.2% – Sozimo Jarquín running karwinskii correctly https://mezcal.report/r/los-ocotales-tobala2024-10-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-ocotales-tobala.jpgLos Ocotales TobalaTobalá at 50%. Confidence on the shelf https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-arroqueno-nazario-salas-rosas2024-10-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-arroqueno-nazario-salas-rosas.jpgMaguey Melate Arroqueno - Nazario Salas RosasPuebla arroqueño that argues the state deserves more shelf space https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-largo2024-10-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-largo-rufino-felipe-martinez.jpgCuish LargoLargo karwinskii – the long-leafed cousin, under-proofed https://mezcal.report/r/noble-coyote-jabali2024-10-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-coyote-jabali.jpgNoble Coyote JabaliMatatlán jabalí at 48% – the proof floor the agave demands https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-mexicanito2024-10-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-mexicanito-abel-martinez.jpgRezpiral MexicanitoAbel Martínez's mexicanito at 48%. The smaller mexicano, cleanly rendered https://mezcal.report/r/sentir-tepeztate2024-10-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sentir-tepeztate.jpgSentir TepeztateTepextate at 49%. Adequate, which tepextate should never be https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-tobala-joel-lopez2024-10-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-tobala-joel-lopez.jpgPuntiagudo Tobala - Joel LópezJoel López on tobalá – clean, floral, honest https://mezcal.report/r/la-medida-mexicano2024-10-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-medida-mexicano-berta-vasquez.jpgLa Medida MexicanoChichicapam mexicano at 46.5% – Berta Vásquez, single-maestra release, serious money https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tepextate-gilberto-aquino-garcia2024-10-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tepextate-gilberto-aquino-garcia.jpgNETA Tepextate - Gilberto Aquino GarciaGilberto Aquino García's tepextate at ~48% – a serious, slightly softer reading https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tobala-victor-ramos2024-10-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tobala-victor-ramos.jpgGusto Historico Tobala - Victor RamosVictor Ramos's tobalá – denser than Emanuel's, still cool https://mezcal.report/r/matra-tobala-espadin2024-10-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/matra-tobala-espadin.jpgMatra Tobala / EspadinTobalá diluted into an ensamble shape https://mezcal.report/r/ojo-de-dios-odd-hibiscus2024-09-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ojo-de-dios-odd-hibiscus.jpgOjo de Dios Odd HibiscusHibiscus mezcal – fun on a patio, not on a shelf https://mezcal.report/r/awry-tepeztate2024-09-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/awry-tepeztate.jpgAwry TepeztateAwry's tepextate – a smaller producer doing wild-agave work https://mezcal.report/r/rambha-espadin2024-09-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rambha-espadin-tepeztate.jpgRambha EspadinEspadín-tepextate ensamble at 50%, body plus green structure https://mezcal.report/r/tepanal-tobala2024-09-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tepanal-tobala.jpgTepanal TobalaTobalá in clay pot at 50% – the architecture the agave requires https://mezcal.report/r/maria-dolores-abocado-con-gusano2024-09-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maria-dolores-abocado-con-gusano.jpgMaria Dolores Abocado con GusanoAbocado con gusano at 40%. Tradition as gimmick https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-espadin-jabali2024-09-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-espadin-jabali-chucho-poncho-sanchez.jpgMal Bien Espadín / JabalíEspadín-jabalí ensamble at 43.9% – jabalí under its ceiling, but the blend works https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-ancestral-cupreata2024-09-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-ancestral.jpgBozal Ancestral CupreataBozal goes ancestral – papalote from Guerrero in strict clay-pot production https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-sierra-negra2024-09-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-sierra-negra-everardo-lopez-diego.jpgMaguey Melate Sierra NegraClay-pot sierra negra with Albarradas dirt under its nails https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-mexicano-espadin-tepextate2024-09-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-mexicano-espadin-tepextate-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Mexicano / Espadin / TepextateBerta Vásquez's mexicano-espadín-tepextate at 48.8%, the ensamble that resolves https://mezcal.report/r/san-cosme-joven2024-09-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/san-cosme-joven.jpgSan Cosme JovenA joven at 40%. The category's middle zone https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-fuego-tepextate2024-09-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-fuego-tepextate.jpgCruz de Fuego TepextateCruz de Fuego tepextate at 47%, the range's strongest, and the bottle that justifies the producer's shelf space https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-barril2024-09-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-barril.jpgReal Minero BarrilBarril as Real Minero sees it – weighty and unshowy https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-cucharilla-y-papalome2024-09-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-cucharilla-y-papalome-delfino-tobon-mejia.jpgCinco Sentidos Cucharilla y PapalomeCucharilla-papalome ensamble – the rarest 5 Sentidos category pairing https://mezcal.report/r/tres-papalote-espadin2024-09-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-papalote-espadin.jpgTres Papalote EspadinAn espadín at 40% with nothing to say https://mezcal.report/r/palomas-mensajeras-alto2024-09-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomas-mensajeras-alto.jpgPalomas Mensajeras AltoMichoacán alto glass-aged into something very composed https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-tobala2024-09-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-tobala.jpgEl Jolgorio TobalaTobalá at the top of the commercial tier – nothing to complain about https://mezcal.report/r/viejo-indecente-ensamble2024-09-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/viejo-indecente-ensamble.jpgViejo Indecente EnsambleJose Lucas's two-karwinskii ensamble – structurally sharp https://mezcal.report/r/palalma-oaxaca-san-martinero2024-09-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-oaxaca-san-martinero.jpgPal'alma Oaxaca - San MartineroSan Martinero at 59%. Committed, concentrated, and unapologetic https://mezcal.report/r/santo-infierno-mezcal2024-09-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/santo-infierno-mezcal.jpgSanto Infierno MezcalA 43% espadín with no producer on the label https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-cucharilla2024-09-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-cucharilla.jpgLamata CucharillaCucharilla at 48.2% – Lázaro 'Hacha' Monjaraz, a rare wild variant at proof https://mezcal.report/r/rayo-seco-cenizo-victor-hugo-terrones2024-09-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayo-seco-cenizo-victor-hugo-terrones.jpgRayo Seco Cenizo - Victor Hugo TerronesVictor Hugo Terrones on cenizo – the maestro-signed version https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-112024-09-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-11.jpgMezcalero No. 11Alberto Ortiz's karwinskii-heavy ensamble in the Mezcalero format https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-ensamble-lorenzo-tomas-virgen2024-09-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-ensamble-lorenzo-tomas-virgen.jpgMaguey Melate Ensamble - Lorenzo & Tomas VirgenJalisco cenizo-ixtero ensamble – fine, not revelatory https://mezcal.report/r/awry-tobala2024-09-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/awry-tobala.jpgAwry TobalaAwry's tobalá – another quiet wild-agave release https://mezcal.report/r/fuego-y-humo-tobala2024-09-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fuego-y-humo-tobala.jpgFuego y Humo TobalaSan Dionisio tobalá – mineral rather than honeyed https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-cimarron-puntas2024-09-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-cimarron-puntas.jpgChacolo Cimarron PuntasCimarrón at puntas strength (57.12%) – Jalisco wild https://mezcal.report/r/alma-libre-mexicano2024-09-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alma-libre-mexicano.jpgAlma Libre MexicanoMexicano at 45% – Alma Libre stretching its range https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-arroqueno-sierrudo-tobala-capon-barril-coyota-capon-de-lumbre2024-09-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-arroqueno-sierrudo-tobala-capon-barril-coyota-capon-de-lumbre.jpgReal Minero Arroqueno, Sierrudo, Tobala Capon, Barril, Coyota Capon, De LumbreSeven agaves is six too many – even Real Minero can't quite make this work https://mezcal.report/r/agave-macho-espadin-cuishe-anejo2024-09-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-macho-espadin-cuishe-anejo.jpgAgave Macho Espadin-Cuishe AñejoLow-proof aged ensamble – three commercial mistakes in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/de-ella-youthful-maiden2024-09-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/de-ella-youthful-maiden.jpgDe Ella Youthful MaidenEspadín as starter – at 46%, finally serious https://mezcal.report/r/los-ocotales-cirial2024-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-ocotales-cirial.jpgLos Ocotales CirialCirial as a karwinskii masterclass https://mezcal.report/r/revelador-espadin2024-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/revelador-espadin.jpgRevelador EspadinDon Goyo's espadín at 48% – the case for paying attention to entry agaves https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-arroqueno-espadin-tobasiche2024-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-arroqueno-espadin-tobasiche-simeon-apolonio.jpgRezpiral Arroqueño / Espadin / TobasicheSimeón and Apolonio Ramírez's three-agave ensamble at 50% https://mezcal.report/r/agave-macho-espadin-madrecuishe2024-09-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-macho-espadin-madrecuishe.jpgAgave Macho Espadin-MadrecuisheEspadín-madrecuishe at 40%. Madrecuishe asks for 45% minimum https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-tobasiche-espadin2024-09-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-tobasiche-espadin.jpgLalocura Tobasiche-EspadinTobasiche with espadín support – tidy and persuasive https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-62024-09-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-6.jpgMezcalero No. 6Valente García on the three-karwinskii chord with mexicano filler https://mezcal.report/r/grulani-sierra-negra2024-09-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grulani-sierra-negra.jpgGrulani Sierra NegraSierra negra with Guélavila grit https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-largo-espadin-coyota-becuela-tobala2024-09-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-largo-espadin-coyota-becuela-tobala.jpgReal Minero Largo, Espadin, Coyota, Becuela, TobalaFive agaves, hand-milled, clay-pot, 54% – Real Minero without compromise https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-cerrudo2024-09-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-cerrudo-rufino-felipe-martinez.jpgCuish CerrudoCerrudo at 50%, a rarer americana from Minas https://mezcal.report/r/bruxo-x2024-08-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bruxo-x.jpgBruxo XBruxo X at 40% – the commercial signature bottle, engineered for mass distribution https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-san-andres2024-08-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-san-andres.jpgAlipus San AndresSan Andrés village ensamble – a quiet but honest bottle https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-tobaziche-minas2024-08-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-tobaziche-minas.jpgSin Gusano Tobaziche - MinasFélix Ángeles's clay-pot tobaziche – Minas tradition, full force https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-62024-08-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-6.jpgMezcalero Special Bottling No. 6Azul from the Mezcalero project – the unusual release that works https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-madrecuixe-felipe-de-jesus2024-08-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-madrecuixe-felipe-de-jesus.jpgMezcalosfera Madrecuixe - Felipe de JesusFelipe de Jesús Cortés's solo madrecuishe at a polite spec https://mezcal.report/r/cenizo-colonial-temoaya2024-08-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cenizo-colonial-temoaya.jpgCenizo Colonial TemoayaCenizo from Temoaya – a specific Durango village https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-espadincillo2024-08-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-espadincillo.jpgLa Luna EspadincilloMichoacán espadincillo – the smaller-leaf espadín relative https://mezcal.report/r/la-higuera-texanum2024-08-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-higuera-texanum.jpgLa Higuera TexanumAldama texanum – a Chihuahua dasylirion oddity https://mezcal.report/r/union-uno2024-08-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/union-uno.jpgUnión UnoSoft, low-proof, and easy – which is also the critique https://mezcal.report/r/el-yope-tepextate2024-08-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-yope-tepextate.jpgEl Yope TepextateTepextate at 46% – a Guerrero tepextate that renders the regional profile cleanly https://mezcal.report/r/mal-de-amor-barril2024-08-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-de-amor-barril.jpgMal de Amor BarrilMatatlán barril at 45% – below the karwinskii ceiling it deserves https://mezcal.report/r/vago-elote-hijos-de-aquilino-garcia2024-08-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-elote-hijos-de-aquilino-garcia.jpgVago Elote - Hijos de Aquilino GarciaCorn pechuga from the Hijos de Aquilino bench https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadilla-don-fede-collectors-box2024-08-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadilla-don-fede-collectors-box.jpgMaguey Melate Espadilla - Don Fede Collector's BoxDon Fede's collector's-box espadilla – late-career Puebla https://mezcal.report/r/siembra-metl-espadin2024-08-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siembra-metl-espadin-familia-perez.jpgSiembra Metl EspadinA family's espadín, bottled without flattery – and it doesn't need any https://mezcal.report/r/grulani-arroqueno2024-08-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grulani-arroqueno.jpgGrulani ArroquenoGuélavila arroqueño – dense americana at proof that earns the agave https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-zacate-limon2024-08-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-zacate-limon-morales.jpgMal Bien Zacate LimónAbocado con zacate limón – a flavored espadín at 40% https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-tepeztate-paula-aquino-sanchez2024-08-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-tepeztate-paula-aquino-sanchez.jpgCuish Tepeztate - Paula Aquino SánchezMiahuatlán tepeztate from Paula Aquino Sánchez https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-mexicano-sanchez2024-08-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-mexicano-sanchez.jpgMal Bien Mexicano - SanchezSanchez family mexicano – a different producer's approach to the same agave https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-maguey-cuishe2024-08-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyendas-maguey-cuishe.jpgLeyendas Maguey CuisheKarwinskii presence with volume left on the table https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-maguey-tobala2024-08-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyendas-maguey-tobala-oaxaca.jpgLeyendas Maguey TobaláOaxacan tobalá at 48.7%. The number that matters https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-papalometl2024-08-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-papalometl-rodriguez.jpgLuneta PapalometlSingle-varietal papalometl, proof-ranged https://mezcal.report/r/los-cantiles-1905-bacanora-reposado2024-08-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-cantiles-1905-bacanora-reposado.jpgLos Cantiles 1905 Bacanora ReposadoReposado bacanora – a short rest, a real result https://mezcal.report/r/zignum-anejo-cristalino2024-08-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zignum-anejo-cristalino.jpgZignum Añejo CristalinoCristalino mezcal – filtered of its reason to exist https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-deer-pechuga2024-08-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-deer-pechuga-julio-topete-becerra.jpgMaguey Melate Deer PechugaJulio Topete Becerra – raicillero doing pechuga with venison https://mezcal.report/r/dos-hombres-espadin2024-08-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dos-hombres-mezcal.jpgDos Hombres EspadinThe Breaking Bad bottle. The marketing is better than the mezcal https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-puntas-de-madrecuixe-bicuixe-tepextate-coyote2024-08-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-puntas-de-madrecuixe-bicuixe-tepextate-coyote-cortes.jpgMal Bien Puntas de Madrecuixe / Bicuixe / Tepextate / CoyotePuntas strength + four wild agaves + Cortes family. A statement bottle https://mezcal.report/r/9-guardianes-comiteco-anejo2024-08-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/9-guardianes-comiteco-anejo.jpg9 Guardianes Comiteco AñejoComiteco from Chiapas – an agave cousin you've probably never tried https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-madrecuishe2024-08-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-madrecuishe.jpgDixeebe Madrecuishe52% madrecuishe – the kind of declaration the Dixeebe project tends to make https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-jabali2024-08-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-jabali.jpgBozal JabaliBozal jabalí at 47%. Mid-tier Guerrero-style jabalí with appropriate proof but middling character https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-papalote-thomas2024-08-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-papalote-thomas.jpgCinco Sentidos Papalote - ThomásTepehuixco papalote at 46.7%. The Gutiérrez brothers' quiet standout https://mezcal.report/r/don-mateo-el-legado2024-08-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-mateo-el-legado.jpgDon Mateo El LegadoEl Legado – a flagship Don Mateo cupreata at 48%, and the strongest argument for the Michoacán category https://mezcal.report/r/catedral-espadin-mexicano2024-08-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/catedral-espadin-mexicano.jpgCatedral Espadin + MexicanoEspadín-mexicano ensamble from Zimatlán – Catedral's wild-agave work https://mezcal.report/r/armadillo-negro-sierrudo2024-08-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/armadillo-negro-sierrudo.jpgArmadillo Negro SierrudoSierrudo under the Armadillo Negro label – an unusual agave, a minimal paper trail https://mezcal.report/r/campanilla-verde2024-08-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campanilla-verde.jpgCampanilla VerdeMaria de la Luz's verde from San Luis Potosí – northern mezcal with particular pedigree https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-cirial-madrecuishe-barril-bicuishe2024-08-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-cirial-madrecuishe-barril-bicuishe.jpgMacurichos Cirial, Madrecuishe, Barril, BicuisheA four-karwinskii ensamble – the family in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-ancestral-tobala2024-08-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-ancestral-tobala.jpgMacurichos Ancestral TobalaAncestral tobalá at 48%. The clay adds weight, subtracts lift https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-tobaziche-berta-vasquez2024-08-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-tobaziche-berta-vasquez.jpgEl Destilado Tobaziche - Berta VasquezBerta Vásquez's tobaziche for El Destilado at 44.8%, a reference maestra's signature on an under-celebrated agave https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-san-luis-del-rio2024-08-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-san-luis-del-rio.jpgDel Maguey San Luis Del RioThe village at the top of the Del Maguey ladder's entry rung https://mezcal.report/r/complice-tobala2024-08-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-tobala.jpgCómplice TobaláTobalá from San Dionisio, politely presented https://mezcal.report/r/tehuana-con-gusano2024-08-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tehuana-con-gusano.jpgTehuana Con GusanoThe worm in the bottle – historically dubious, still sells https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-arroqueno2024-07-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-arroqueno.jpgReal Minero ArroqueñoArroqueño from the category's most rigorous producer https://mezcal.report/r/rambha-tobasiche2024-07-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rambha-tobasiche.jpgRambha TobasicheTobaziche at 50% – the karwinskii cedar committed https://mezcal.report/r/complice-tepeztate-jabali-tobala2024-07-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-tepeztate-jabali-tobala.jpgCómplice Tepeztate Jabalí TobaláThree wild agaves, one bottle, a lot to prove https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tobala-y-bicuixe2024-07-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tobala-y-bicuixe.jpgGusto Historico Tobala y BicuixeTobalá-bicuishe ensamble – Eusebio Santos's small, excellent statement https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-espadin-ramos2024-07-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-espadin-ramos.jpgMal Bien Espadin - RamosRamos espadín – fine, but the Cortés bottle outruns it https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-espadin-sierra-negra2024-07-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-espadin-sierra-negra.jpgPalenqueros Espadin - Sierra NegraSierra Negra brings the density; espadín keeps it legible https://mezcal.report/r/creyente-azul-cristalino-anejo-ensamble2024-07-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creyente-azul-cristalino-anejo-ensamble.jpgCreyente Azul Cristalino Añejo EnsambleCristalino-filtered añejo ensamble – category confusion at 40% https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cenizo-luis-carmelo-vazquez-escobedo2024-07-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cenizo-luis-carmelo-vazquez-escobedo.jpgMaguey Melate Cenizo - Luis Carmelo Vazquez EscobedoDurango cenizo at 50.2% – the ABV the agave wanted https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-espadillon-de-horno-y-espadin2024-07-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadillon-de-horno-y-espadin.jpgCinco Sentidos Espadillón, De Horno y EspadínEspadillon (horno) + espadín ensamble at 49.7%. Specialty variants of the same agave family, rendered side by side https://mezcal.report/r/fidencio-madrecuixe2024-07-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fidencio-madrecuixe.jpgFidencio MadrecuixeMadrecuishe from Fidencio at a sane price – a value-tier wild agave https://mezcal.report/r/zignum-reposado2024-07-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zignum-reposado.jpgZignum ReposadoReposado from a producer that drinks like a committee https://mezcal.report/r/zunte-mezcal2024-07-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zunte-mezcal.jpgZunte MezcalHonest espadín with a price tag that doesn't match the proof https://mezcal.report/r/tr3s-tiempos-tepeztate2024-07-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tr3s-tiempos-tepeztate-diego-lucas-garcia.jpgTr3s Tiempos TepeztateTepextate from a maestro who doesn't cut corners on proof https://mezcal.report/r/grulani-barril2024-07-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grulani-barril.jpgGrulani BarrilGuélavila barril – the karwinskii you pour when you want something dry https://mezcal.report/r/santo-de-piedra-mezcal2024-07-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/santo-de-piedra-mezcal.jpgSanto de Piedra MezcalIsaías Velasco's espadín – low proof, real craft https://mezcal.report/r/tr3s-tiempos-jabalin2024-07-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tr3s-tiempos-jabalin-diego-lucas-garcia.jpgTr3s Tiempos JabalinJabalí at 49.5% is what the plant is always asking for https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-papalote-pizorra-y-azul2024-07-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5sentidos-papalote-pizorra-y-azul.jpgCinco Sentidos Papalote, Pizorra, y AzulThree Puebla agaves, Delfino Tobón at the helm – a palenque in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/tepanal-arroqueno2024-07-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tepanal-arroqueno.jpgTepanal ArroqueñoSola de Vega arroqueño at 50% – Rafa García's weight class https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-sierra-negra2024-07-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-sierra-negra.jpg5 Sentidos Sierra Negra - Alberto MartinezSierra negra the Americana variant, Martinez at Albarradas – one of the catalog's benchmarks https://mezcal.report/r/complice-reposado2024-07-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-reposado.jpgCómplice ReposadoReposado espadín that doesn't clear the oak tax https://mezcal.report/r/los-ocotales-espadin-cirial2024-07-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-ocotales-espadin-cirial.jpgLos Ocotales Espadin - CirialAn ensamble edited by the producer of record https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-bicuixe2024-07-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-bicuixe.jpg5 Sentidos BicuixeAtenogenes García's San Isidro Guishe bicuishe – the karwinskii benchmark in 5 Sentidos' catalog https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-espadin-destilado-con-tlaciahual2024-07-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-espadin-destilado-con-tlaciahual-margarito-cortes.jpgMezcalosfera Espadin Destilado con TlaciahualTlaciahual herb distilled into espadín – a bitter, green, unusual argument https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tepextate-puntas2024-07-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tepextate-puntas-ramos.jpgGusto Historico Tepextate PuntasPuntas tepextate at 57%. A concentrated, uncompromising statement https://mezcal.report/r/la-nina-del-mezcal-cirial2024-07-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-nina-del-mezcal-cirial.jpgLa Niña del Mezcal CirialKarwinskii cirial at 46.7% – Fulgencio Hernández working a rarely-bottled variant https://mezcal.report/r/casa-manglar-madrecuishe2024-07-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casa-manglar-madrecuishe.jpgCasa Manglar MadrecuisheCasa Manglar madrecuishe at 45% – the range's weakest https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-cuishe2024-07-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-dios-cuishe.jpgGracias a Dios CuisheThe GaD cuishe – the bottle in their range that punches above expectations https://mezcal.report/r/tiawi-tiawi-berraquito2024-07-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tiawi-tiawi-berraquito.jpgTiawi Tiawi BerraquitoGuerrero berraquito – the agave most drinkers have never met https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-sur-de-jalisco2024-07-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-raicilla-sur.jpgLa Venenosa Sur de JaliscoRaicilla Sur at 47% – Macario Partida's lineño, southern Jalisco focus https://mezcal.report/r/el-buho-especial-pulquero2024-07-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-buho-especial-pulquero.jpgEl Buho Especial PulqueroPulquero at 48% – El Buho's rarely-bottled agave, a karwinskii-family outlier worth the vocabulary https://mezcal.report/r/sacacuento-anejo2024-07-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacacuento-anejo.jpgSacacuento AnejoA standard añejo – wood-forward by design https://mezcal.report/r/neta-ensamble-americana2024-07-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-ensamble-americana.jpgNETA Ensamble AmericanaHugo García's americana ensamble – arroqueño territory, Miahuatlán hand https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-maguey-pichumel2024-07-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyendas-maguey-pichumel.jpgLeyendas Maguey PichumelPuebla pichomel – the rare marmorata subvariant, bottled https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-vida-de-muertos2024-07-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-vida-de-muertos.jpgDel Maguey Vida de MuertosVida's Day-of-the-Dead cousin – 45%, with actual shoulders https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-tobala-marteno2024-07-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-tobala-marteno.jpgReal Minero Tobala, MarteñoTobalá and marteño at 52.8% – the potatorum family ensambled against itself https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-azul-mixteca-ed-32024-07-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-azul-atelo-ramirez-laura-arriaga.jpgCinco Sentidos Azul (Mixteca ed. 3)Puebla azul from Reyes Metzontla – drier, greener, less Matatlán-polished https://mezcal.report/r/de-matachines-ahualulco2024-07-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/de-matachines-ahualulco.jpgDe Matachines AhualulcoSan Luis Potosí salmiana – Manuelito's Ahualulco work at 49% https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-bicuixe-madrecuixe2024-07-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-bicuixe-madrecuixe.jpg5 Sentidos Bicuixe-MadrecuixeTwo karwinskii sisters from the same palenque, blended at a proof that honors both https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobala-israel-palestino2024-07-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobala-israel-palestino.jpg5 Sentidos Tobala - Israel PalestinoIsrael Palestino Vasquez's tobalá at 50.3%. A San Juan Bautista deep cut https://mezcal.report/r/agave-de-cortes-joven2024-07-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-de-cortes-joven.jpgAgave de Cortes JovenThe Matatlán baseline – serviceable https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-espadin-ancestral2024-07-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-espadin-ancestral.jpgCuentacuentos Espadin - Ángel Cruz RoblesAncestral-certified espadín at 48% – Cuentacuentos doing strict ancestral production methods https://mezcal.report/r/geu-beez-espadin2024-06-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/geu-beez-espadin.jpgGeü Beez EspadinSan Dionisio espadín at 50%. The proof tells you the maestro is serious https://mezcal.report/r/colores-de-oaxaca-papalometl2024-06-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/colores-de-oaxaca-papalometl.jpgColores de Oaxaca PapalometlPapalometl at 44.5%. The accessible end of the rare-agave tier https://mezcal.report/r/rincon-de-dios-coyote2024-06-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rincon-de-dios-coyote.jpgRincon de Dios CoyoteCoyote at 49 – the agave given what it wants https://mezcal.report/r/rincon-de-dios-tobala2024-06-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rincon-de-dios-tobala.jpgRincon de Dios TobalaTobalá done clean, done warm, done properly https://mezcal.report/r/la-reliquia-reposado2024-06-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-reliquia-reposado.jpgLa Reliquia ReposadoReposado espadín at 40%. Oak aging and minimum proof, the usual combo https://mezcal.report/r/grulani-coyote2024-06-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grulani-coyote.jpgGrulani CoyoteCoyote at 46% – Leonardo Hernandez's quiet landmark https://mezcal.report/r/sanzekan-cupreata-faustino2024-06-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sanzekan-cupreata-faustino.jpgSanzekan Cupreata - FaustinoFaustino's papalote at 50 – Guerrero at full voice https://mezcal.report/r/geu-beez-tobala-espadin2024-06-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/geu-beez-tobala-espadin.jpgGeü Beez Tobala-EspadinTobalá-espadín ensamble – wild florals over cooked weight https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-espadin-sierrudo-barril2024-06-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-espadin-sierrudo-barril.jpgReal Minero Espadin, Sierrudo, Barril54.5% of three-agave weight – Real Minero at full proof https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-tobala-capon2024-06-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-tobala-capon.jpgReal Minero Tobala CaponCastrated tobalá at 50% – the plant's energy doubled back into the piña https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-barril-espadin2024-06-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-barril-espadin.jpgEl Destilado Barril - EspadinBarril-and-espadín ensamble – the quiet format done well https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-san-martinero2024-06-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-san-martinero.jpgReal Minero San MartineroSingle-agave san martinero at 54.1%, karwinskii at its most upright https://mezcal.report/r/vago-mexicano-hijos-de-aquilino-garcia2024-06-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-mexicano-hijos-de-aquilino-garcia.jpgVago Mexicano - Hijos de Aquilino GarciaMateo and Temo carry Aquilino's mexicano forward https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-madrecuishe-tumbado2024-06-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-madrecuishe-tumbado-jarquin-aquino.jpgCuish Madrecuishe TumbadoTumbado madrecuishe – the Miahuatlán technique, Jarquin's hand https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-112024-06-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-11-santa-catarina-minas.jpgComunidad No. 11Minas jabalí at 51.9% https://mezcal.report/r/ojo-de-dios-odd-cafe2024-06-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ojo-de-dios-odd-cafe.jpgOjo de Dios Odd CafeCoffee-infused mezcal. We are not making this up https://mezcal.report/r/indio-alonso-tuxca-cimarron-salmiana2024-06-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/indio-alonso-tuxca-cimarron-salmiana.jpgIndio Alonso Tuxca Cimarron / SalmianaZapotitlán tuxca – Jalisco's oldest agave argument https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-bicuixe-ensamble2024-06-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-bicuixe-ensamble-candido-garcia-cruz.jpgNETA Espadín + Bicuixe EnsambleEspadín and bicuishe in an ensamble that splits the difference between cultivated and wild https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tequilana-j-refugio-pineda-cruz2024-06-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tequilana-j-refugio-pineda-cruz.jpgMaguey Melate Tequilana - J. Refugio Pineda CruzJalisco tequilana as raicilla-adjacent mezcal – the interesting one https://mezcal.report/r/the-impex-collection-coyote-verde2024-06-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-impex-collection-coyote-verde-victor-ramos.jpgThe ImpEx Collection Coyote VerdeCoyote Verde from Victor Ramos – Miahuatlán's rarer karwinskii https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-cuishe2024-06-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-cuishe.jpgRey Campero CuisheCandelaria Yegolé cuishe – a quiet bottle from a loud house https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-tepextate2024-06-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-dios-tepextate.jpgGracias a Dios TepextateCommercial tepextate – a wild agave sanded for shelf https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-maguey-arroqueno2024-06-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyendas-maguey-arroqueno-angelica-garcia-vazquez.jpgLeyendas Maguey ArroquenoAngélica García Vázquez's arroqueño, honestly rendered https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-xx-san-baltazar-aniversario2024-06-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-xx-san-baltazar-aniversario-don-cosme-cirilo.jpgAlipus XX San Baltazar AniversarioA three-agave ensamble from Don Cosme Cirilo – San Baltazar at its peak https://mezcal.report/r/carreno-espadin2024-06-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/carreno-espadin.jpgCarreño EspadinThe espadín the specialty conversation keeps returning to https://mezcal.report/r/convite-tepextate2024-06-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/convite-tepextate.jpgConvite TepextateConvite tepextate at 46% https://mezcal.report/r/cortesanto-espadin2024-06-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cortesanto-espadin.jpgCortesanto EspadinTlacolula espadín at 45% – Cortesanto's entry https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-triple-destilado-ixtero-amarillo-azul-telcruz-presa-grande-brocha2024-06-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-triple-destilado-ixtero-amarillo-azul-telcruz-presa-grande-brocha.jpgChacolo Triple Destilado Ixtero Amarillo, Azul Telcruz, Presa Grande, BrochaFour-agave triple-distilled Jalisco ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/vago-arroqueno2024-05-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-arroqueno-emigdio-jarquin.jpgVago ArroqueñoEmigdio Jarquín's arroqueño – weight without heaviness https://mezcal.report/r/wild-common-espadin2024-05-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wild-common-espadin-isidro-damian.jpgWild Common EspadinA clean, single-maestro espadín that plays it straight https://mezcal.report/r/mayalen-borrego2024-05-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mayalen-borrego.jpgMayalen BorregoLamb pechuga that actually tastes like the kitchen https://mezcal.report/r/granja-nomada-tepeztate2024-05-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/granja-nomada-tepeztate.jpgGranja Nómada Tepeztate42% tepextate – a structural mistake https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-fieles-difuntos2024-05-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-fieles-difuntos-familia-monterrosa.jpgCuish Fieles DifuntosDay of the Dead ensamble – espadín and jabalí, from the Monterrosas https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-jabali-tobala-ruben-lopez2024-05-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-jabali-tobala-ruben-lopez.jpgPuntiagudo Jabali / Tobala- Rubén LópezJabalí-tobalá – floral plus structure https://mezcal.report/r/sanzekan-cupreata-romelio2024-05-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sanzekan-cupreata-romelio.jpgSanzekan Cupreata - RomelioRomelio's papalote – Guerrero with a gentler hand https://mezcal.report/r/koch-artesanal-madrecuishe2024-05-24monthly0.8 https://mezcal.report/r/fuego-y-humo-espadin2024-05-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fuego-y-humo-espadin.jpgFuego y Humo Espadin47% espadín that remembers espadín is an agave, not a default https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-rayo2024-05-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-rayo-juarez.jpgGusto Historico RayoRayo – a rhodacantha rarity at 51% from Juarez https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cenizo-daniela-guzman-avila2024-05-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cenizo-daniela-guzman-avila.jpgMaguey Melate Cenizo - Daniela Guzman AvilaDurango cenizo – Daniela Guzman Avila adds patience to heat https://mezcal.report/r/chacalo-lineno2024-05-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacalo-lineno.jpgChacalo LineñoLineño – yet another Jalisco variety from Chacolo https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-penca-larga2024-05-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-penca-larga-hermogenes-vasquez.jpgCuish Penca LargaPenca Larga – an unidentified agave, from Hermógenes Vasquez https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-de-horno2024-05-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5sentidos-de-horno.jpgCinco Sentidos de HornoA de horno bottling – celebrating the oven more than the agave https://mezcal.report/r/agave-macho-espadin-cuishe-joven2024-05-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-macho-espadin-cuishe-joven.jpgAgave Macho Espadin-Cuishe JovenEspadín-cuishe at 40% – the cuishe survives, barely https://mezcal.report/r/campante-joven2024-05-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/campante-joven.jpgCampante JovenEjutla ensamble at 40% – commercial-friendly but underbuilt https://mezcal.report/r/todos-santos-mezcaleros-tobala2024-05-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/todos-santos-mezcaleros-tobala.jpgTodos Santos Mezcaleros TobalaTobalá at 54%. Confidence from the Jolgorio line pushing a delicate agave to still-strength https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-paula-aquino-sanchez2024-05-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe-paula-aquino-sanchez.jpgNETA Madrecuixe - Paula Aquino SánchezPaula Aquino Sánchez's madrecuishe for NETA – a quieter bottling https://mezcal.report/r/oax-original-tepeztate2024-05-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/oax-original-tepeztate.jpgOAX Original TepeztateTepextate at 44%. Clipped at the knees by its own proof https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-puntas-de-espadin-de-milpa-bicuixe-y-naranja2024-05-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-puntas-de-espadin-de-milpa-bicuixe-y-naranja-juarez.jpgGusto Historico Puntas de Espadin de Milpa, Bicuixe y NaranjaPuntas at 67.8% with orange – Juarez pushing harder https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-102024-05-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-10-santa-catarina-minas.jpgComunidad No. 10Minas tobaziche at 51.9% https://mezcal.report/r/rufina-jabalin-tobala-tepextate2024-05-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rufina-jabalin-tobala-tepextate-guillermo-sanchez-lucas.jpgRufina Jabalín, Tobala, TepextateA three-wild ensamble at a proof that honors all three https://mezcal.report/r/fruto-del-sol-espadin-madrecuishe2024-05-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fruto-del-sol-espadin-madrecuishe.jpgFruto del Sol Espadín-MadrecuisheEspadín-madrecuishe ensamble at 42%, the proof undercuts the ambition https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-pichomel-noel-negrellos-ortega2024-05-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-pichomel-noel-negrellos-ortega.jpgMaguey Melate Pichomel - Noel Negrellos OrtegaNoel Negrellos Ortega – the other Puebla pichomel worth tracking https://mezcal.report/r/iba-552024-05-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/iba-55.jpgIBA 55IBA at full volume – kosher certification plus real proof https://mezcal.report/r/don-amado-reposado2024-05-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-amado-reposado.jpgDon Amado ReposadoReposado at 45%. Oak added to a base that didn't need dressing up and can't quite carry the wood https://mezcal.report/r/the-lost-explorer-jabali2024-05-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-lost-explorer-jabali.jpgThe Lost Explorer JabalíJabalí at 45%, the proof the agave was begging not to get https://mezcal.report/r/vago-jabali-espadin2024-05-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-jabali-espadin-hijos-de-aquilino-garcia.jpgVago Jabali / EspadinA jabalí-espadín ensamble from the next generation https://mezcal.report/r/sentir-tobala2024-05-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sentir-tobala.jpgSentir TobalaA tobalá that does the minimum the agave requires https://mezcal.report/r/caballito-cerrero-chato-puntas2024-05-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caballito-cerrero-chato-puntas.jpgCaballito Cerrero Chato PuntasChato at 70% – puntas strength from the Caballito Cerrero project, and a test of the drinker's calibration https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-ponche-navideno2024-05-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-ponche-navideno.jpgLa Luna Ponche NavideñoMichoacán holiday pechuga – espadincillo-based, seasonal https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-madrecuishe2024-05-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-madrecuishe-everardo-garcia-salvador.jpgCuentacuentos MadrecuisheEverardo García Salvador's madrecuishe at 47.59% – single-palenque madrecuishe at proper proof https://mezcal.report/r/dainzu-cuishe2024-05-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dainzu-cuishe.jpgDainzu CuisheMatatlán cuishe – ABV undisclosed, which is itself a tell https://mezcal.report/r/cat-joven2024-05-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cat-joven.jpgCat JovenThe joven version of the Cat problem https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-espadin-barril-largo-mexicanito2024-05-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-espadin-barril-largo-mexicanito.jpgReal Minero Espadin, Barril, Largo, MexicanitoA four-agave ensamble at 50.6% – Edgar Ángeles showing his work https://mezcal.report/r/400-conejos-espadin-cuishe2024-04-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/400-conejos-espadin-cuishe.jpg400 Conejos Espadin / CuisheA wild-agave ensamble 400 Conejos apparently remembered it could make https://mezcal.report/r/neta-jabalin-coyote-madrecuixe-and-tepextate2024-04-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-jabalin-coyote-madrecuixe-and-tepextate-miguel-osorio.jpgNETA Jabalín, Coyote, Madrecuixe, and TepextateMiguel Osorio puts four wild agaves at 49.4%. Ambitious, not quite resolved https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tepextate-bicuixe-espadin2024-04-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tepextate-bicuixe-espadin.jpgNETA Tepextate-Bicuixe-EspadínA three-agave ensamble from NETA – aromatic and complete https://mezcal.report/r/de-ella-maya-well2024-04-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/de-ella-maya-well.jpgDe Ella Maya WellA women-forward brand's entry – on-mission, middle of road https://mezcal.report/r/el-samaritano-tobala2024-04-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-samaritano-tobala.jpgEl Samaritano TobalaTobalá at 40%. Below the agave's structural floor, and it shows https://mezcal.report/r/los-cantiles-1905-bacanora-blanco2024-04-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-cantiles-1905-bacanora-blanco.jpgLos Cantiles 1905 Bacanora BlancoUnaged Sonoran pacifica at the proof it deserves https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-cuishe2024-04-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-cuishe-tio-tello.jpg5 Sentidos CuisheCuishe from Tío Tello – restraint rendered as a production signature https://mezcal.report/r/exiliado-espadin2024-04-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/exiliado-espadin.jpgExiliado EspadinEspadín at 46% – Exiliado's standard entry, correctly proofed but without distinguishing character https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-bruto-azul2024-04-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-bruto-azul.jpgLa Luna Bruto - AzulBruto-azul ensamble – the Michoacán cupreata dialect https://mezcal.report/r/viejo-indecente-espadin2024-04-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/viejo-indecente-espadin.jpgViejo Indecente EspadinSan Isidro Guishe espadín with the house fingerprint https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-vida-clasico2024-04-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-vida.jpgDel Maguey VIDA ClásicoThe bartender's workhorse – dismissed by sippers, defended by anyone who's ever built a cocktail program https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-tobasiche-marteno2024-04-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-tobasiche-marteno-rolando-angeles.jpgPuntiagudo Tobasiche / MarteñoTobaziche-marteño – two karwinskii cousins in conversation https://mezcal.report/r/koch-ensamble2024-04-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-ensamble.jpgKoch Ensamble - Tobala/ Tobasiche/ Lumbre/ CirialA four-agave ensamble that gets busy before it gets interesting https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-tripon2024-04-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-tripon.jpgReal Minero TriponSingle-tripon at 48% – a nutty, vegetal outlier bottled clearly https://mezcal.report/r/balam-comiteco-salmiana2024-04-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/balam-comiteco-salmiana.jpgBalam Comiteco SalmianaSalmiana from Chiapas – a category-bending bottle https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-puntas-de-espadin2024-04-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-puntas-de-espadin.jpgLalocura Puntas de Espadin69% – the high-strength end-of-run cut, bottled as its own thing https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-bicuixe-mexicano2024-04-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-bicuixe-mexicano-felipe-de-jesus.jpgMezcalosfera Bicuixe / MexicanoFelipe de Jesús Cortés pairs bicuishe with mexicano for aromatic lift https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-jabali-ildefonso-macedas-ginez2024-04-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-jabali-ildefonso-macedas-ginez.jpgMaguey Melate Jabali - Ildefonso Macedas GinezIldefonso Macedas Ginez – Puebla jabalí at 56.8%, finally confident https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-capon-hermogenes-vasquez2024-04-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-capon-hermogenes-vasquez.jpgNETA Espadín Capón - Hermógenes VásquezHermógenes Vasquez's capón espadín at 47.5% – the technique plus the maestro https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-bruto-chino2024-04-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-bruto-chino.jpgLa Luna Bruto - ChinoBruto-chino – a wilder-on-wilder Michoacán ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/yoowe-palmilla2024-04-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yoowe-palmilla.jpgYoowe PalmillaA palmilla that rides the proof the way a northern spirit should https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-iberico2024-04-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-iberico.jpgDel Maguey IbericoA pechuga made with Ibérico ham – spectacle with less purpose than it sounds https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-coyote2024-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-coyote.jpgMal Bien CoyoteA 'coyota' bottling – technically a distinct agave variety, distinctly excellent https://mezcal.report/r/agave-mixtape-espadin2024-04-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-mixtape-espadin-felipe-cortes.jpgAgave Mixtape EspadinFelipe Cortés's espadín for Agave Mixtape – aged in glass https://mezcal.report/r/mezonte-tepe2024-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezonte-tepe.jpgMezonte TepeCenizo and masparillo from Jalisco, distilled hot and honest https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobala-berta-vasquez2024-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobala-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Tobala - Berta VasquezBerta's tobalá – more body than the Rezpiral average https://mezcal.report/r/quiereme-mucho-espadin2024-04-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiereme-mucho-espadin.jpgQuiereme Mucho EspadinQuiereme Mucho espadín – fine, unremarkable https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-pizorra2024-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-pizorra.jpgEl Destilado PizorraPizorra at 48.2%. A rarely-bottled agave variety that earns the vocabulary lesson https://mezcal.report/r/senorio-joven2024-03-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/senorio-joven.jpgSeñorío JovenThe bottom of the shelf, honestly https://mezcal.report/r/hacienda-oponguio-ensamble2024-03-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hacienda-oponguio-ensamble.jpgHacienda Oponguio EnsambleMichoacán ensamble, copper-stilled, clean Jaramillo handwriting https://mezcal.report/r/la-maliciosa-espadin2024-03-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-maliciosa-espadin.jpgLa Maliciosa EspadinA Matatlán espadín doing its job https://mezcal.report/r/tomas-artesanal-reserva2024-03-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tomas-artesanal-reserva.jpgTomas Artesanal ReservaAn abocado that trades agave character for agreeableness https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-52024-03-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-5.jpgMezcalero No. 5The ensamble bottling that introduced many US drinkers to serious mezcal https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tepextate-jabali2024-03-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tepextate-jabali-leonardo-hernandez.jpgRezpiral Tepextate + JabaliLeonardo Hernández's tepextate-jabalí at 46.7% – two wild agaves at low proof https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobaziche2024-03-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobaziche.jpg5 Sentidos Tobaziche - Sergio JuarezSergio Juarez's tobaziche through the refrescador – agreeable, not essential https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tepextate-florencio-garcia-vasquez2024-03-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tepextate-florencio-garcia-vasquez.jpgNETA Tepextate - Florencio García VásquezFlorencio García Vásquez's tepextate – single-agave, single-hand https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-espadin-cuishe2024-03-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-espadin-cuishe.jpgRey Campero Espadín + CuisheEspadín-cuishe ensamble – Rey Campero doing value https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cuixe-german-manzano-martinez2024-03-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cuixe-german-manzano-martinez.jpgMaguey Melate Cuixe - German Manzano MartinezGerman Manzano Martínez does tahona-shredded cuishe at 45.3% https://mezcal.report/r/chacalo-lineno-puntas2024-03-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacalo-lineno-puntas.jpgChacalo Lineño PuntasLineño puntas at 56.75% https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-chumil2024-03-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-chumil.jpgCinco Sentidos ChumilRefugio Calzada's abocado papalote – infused with the chumil stink bug, more serious than it sounds https://mezcal.report/r/revelador-cuixe2024-03-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/revelador-cuixe.jpgRevelador CuixeDon Goyo's cuishe at 48% – a karwinskii with the right proof and the right hands https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-etnica-tutsi-maguey-masparillo2024-03-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-etnica-tutsi-maguey-masparillo.jpgLa Venenosa Etnica Tutsi Maguey MasparilloEtnica Tutsi masparillo at 43% – Cora community, Nayarit masparillo https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-pechuga2024-03-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-pechuga.jpgLalocura PechugaLalocura's pechuga – the category's quieter masterclass https://mezcal.report/r/el-tinieblo-montana2024-03-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-tinieblo-montana.jpgEl Tinieblo MontanaMontana – a Tamaulipas agave variant at 47%, and one of the rare northern-Mexican bottles worth tracking https://mezcal.report/r/yuu-baal-reposado2024-03-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuu-baal-reposado.jpgYuu Baal ReposadoA reposado that respects the espadín underneath https://mezcal.report/r/todos-santos-mezcaleros-tobasiche2024-03-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/todos-santos-mezcaleros-tobasiche.jpgTodos Santos Mezcaleros TobasicheTobaziche at 52%. High-proof tobaziche from the Jolgorio collaboration line https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobala-luis-antonio-santiago2024-03-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobala-luis-antonio-santiago.jpgRezpiral Tobala - Luis Antonio SantiagoLuis Antonio's tobalá is the one Rezpiral should lead with https://mezcal.report/r/42-bacanora-joven2024-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/42-bacanora-joven.jpg42° Bacanora Joven42° Bacanora – a legitimate entry into the category at 42% https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-espadin2024-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-espadin.jpgDixeebe Espadin52% and it wears it like a glove https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-arroqueno-simeon-ramirez2024-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-arroqueno-simeon-ramirez.jpgRezpiral Arroqueño - Simeon RamirezSimeón Ramírez's arroqueño at 50.6%, machete-milled discipline https://mezcal.report/r/derrumbes-michoacan2024-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/derrumbes-michoacan.jpgDerrumbes MichoacanMichoacán alto – a quieter mezcal with a long memory https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-tepextate-cuishe-espadin2024-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-tepextate-cuishe-espadin.jpgRey Campero Tepextate + Cuishe + EspadinTepextate, cuishe, and espadín at 51.5% – an ensamble with backbone https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-pichomel-y-papalome2024-03-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-pichomel-y-papalome.jpgCinco Sentidos Pichomel y PapalomeTwo Puebla wild agaves, one of the palenque's sharpest blends https://mezcal.report/r/mala-mia-coyote2024-03-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-mia-coyote.jpgMala Mia CoyoteMatatlán coyote at 44%. A rare agave with an underwhelming bottle https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-tobala2024-03-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-tobala.jpgDixeebe TobalaA tobalá that's more serious than flashy https://mezcal.report/r/siete-misterios-barril2024-03-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-misterios-barril.jpgSiete Misterios BarrilA barril that earns its place in the Siete Misterios range https://mezcal.report/r/por-lo-bueno-tepextate2024-03-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/por-lo-bueno-tepextate.jpgPor Lo Bueno TepextateTepextate at 46% – the plant is held back https://mezcal.report/r/los-danzantes-los-nahuales-joven2024-03-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-nahuales-joven.jpgLos Danzantes (Los Nahuales) JovenThe distributed espadín with two ABV stops https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-ticuchi-con-espadilla2024-02-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-ticuchi-con-espadilla.jpgCinco Sentidos Ticuchi con EspadillaTicuchi plus espadilla – a niche Ixcatlán ensamble that reads quieter than the sum suggests https://mezcal.report/r/mortal-espadin2024-02-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mortal-espadin.jpgMortal EspadinA 44% Tlalixtac espadín – sensible spec, no particular signature https://mezcal.report/r/sabelotodo-mexicano2024-02-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sabelotodo-mexicano-felix-cruz.jpgSabelotodo MexicanoMexicano at full proof – rhodacantha bright and long https://mezcal.report/r/villasuso-salmiana2024-02-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/villasuso-salmiana.jpgVillasuso SalmianaGuanajuato salmiana at commodity proof – a category outlier https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-espadilla-con-pichomel2024-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadilla-con-pichomel.jpgCinco Sentidos Espadilla con PichomelA Reyes Metzontla ensamble that promises more than the proof can deliver https://mezcal.report/r/donaji-anejo2024-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/donaji-anejo.jpgDonaji AñejoAñejo at 40%. Commercial aging applied to a base that needed structural help, not oak-dressing https://mezcal.report/r/la-cava-de-los-morales-mezcal2024-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-cava-de-los-morales-mezcal.jpgLa Cava de los Morales MezcalTotal Wine's house mezcal – private-label espadín https://mezcal.report/r/revelador-tepeztate2024-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/revelador-tepeztate.jpgRevelador TepeztateDon Goyo's tepeztate at 47%. Wild-agave florals rendered clean https://mezcal.report/r/ilegal-7-year-anejo2024-02-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ilegal-7-year-anejo.jpgIlegal 7 Year AñejoSeven years of oak won't fix a base built for cocktails https://mezcal.report/r/3000-noches-coyote2024-02-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/3000-noches-coyote.jpg3000 Noches CoyoteCoyote at 50%. The 3000 Noches range stretched to a difficult agave https://mezcal.report/r/la-jicarita-pechuga2024-02-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-jicarita-pechuga.jpgLa Jicarita PechugaA workmanlike Matatlán pechuga – clean, warm, classic https://mezcal.report/r/tepanal-mexicano2024-02-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tepanal-mexicano.jpgTepanal MexicanoSola de Vega mexicano at 50% – Rafa's cleanest bottle https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tobaziche2024-02-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tobaziche.jpgNETA TobazicheCelso García Cruz's tobaziche at 47.2% – karwinskii's understudied cousin https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-papalote-reposado2024-02-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-papalote-reposado.jpgCinco Sentidos Papalote ReposadoGuerrero papalote rested in glass – a risk with an aromatic agave https://mezcal.report/r/exiliado-tobala-tepeztate2024-02-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/exiliado-tobala-tepeztate.jpgExiliado Tobala-TepeztateTobalá-tepextate ensamble at 48.3%. Two aromatic wilds together in the natural pairing https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tequilero2024-02-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tequilero-victor-ramos.jpgGusto Historico TequileroTequilero done as mezcal – the cousin you never meet https://mezcal.report/r/sacrificio-tobala2024-02-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacrificio-tobala.jpgSacrificio TobalaTobalá on a big-box label – better than expected https://mezcal.report/r/los-javis-tepeztate2024-02-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-javis-tepeztate.jpgLos Javis TepeztateTepextate at 47% – technically in-range, still underselling https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cupreata-benigno-sanchez-gatica2024-02-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cupreata-benigno-sanchez-gatica.jpgMaguey Melate Cupreata - Benigno Sánchez GaticaBenigno Sánchez Gatica delivers Guerrero papalote at 47% https://mezcal.report/r/vago-ensamble2024-02-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-ensamble.jpgVago Ensamble - Aquilino Garcia LopezAquilino García's six-agave ensamble – the master class https://mezcal.report/r/vago-tepeztate-joel-barriga2024-02-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-tepeztate-joel-barriga.jpgVago Tepeztate - Joel BarrigaBarriga's tepextate – bright, proofed, structured https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-jabali2024-02-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-jabali.jpgWahaka JabaliJabalí at 47%. The plant pulling its punches https://mezcal.report/r/diaz-brothers-espadin2024-02-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/diaz-brothers-espadin.jpgDiaz Brothers EspadinMatatlán espadín from Carlos Mendez Blas at 46% https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-madrecuixe-victor-ramos2024-02-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-madrecuixe-victor-ramos.jpgGusto Historico Madrecuixe - Victor RamosVictor Ramos madrecuishe – refrescador density with a tobalá kiss https://mezcal.report/r/praedium-espadin2024-02-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/praedium-espadin.jpgPraedium EspadinClean espadín at 50% from an ensamble-first brand https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-espadin2024-02-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-espadin-don-antonio.jpgAguerrido EspadinDon Antonio's Pantitlán espadín – the bottle that anchors the Aguerrido project https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-tobala2024-02-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-tobala.jpgLalocura TobalaTobalá from a clay still – the textural upgrade is immediate https://mezcal.report/r/sacrvm-madrecuishe2024-02-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacrvm-madrecuishe.jpgSacrvm MadrecuisheMadrecuishe at 48 – the Sacrvm bottle to buy https://mezcal.report/r/revel-avila-reposado2024-02-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/revel-avila-reposado.jpgRevel Avila ReposadoMorelos reposado at 40%, barrel-polished to neutral https://mezcal.report/r/madre-clay-pot-ensamble-espadin-and-cuishe2024-02-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/madre-clay-pot-ensamble.jpgMadre Clay Pot Ensamble, Espadin and CuisheSilverio Garcia Luis quietly makes the best bottle in the Madre catalog https://mezcal.report/r/el-samaritano-pechuga2024-02-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-samaritano-pechuga.jpgEl Samaritano PechugaPechuga at 44% – mid-tier format at mid-tier proof, with predictable category limits https://mezcal.report/r/el-silencio-rare2024-02-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-silencio-rare.jpgEl Silencio Rare'Rare' three-agave ensamble at 40% – the proof undermines the name https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cuixe-juan-antonio-coronel-maya2024-02-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cuixe-juan-antonio-coronel-maya.jpgMaguey Melate Cuixe - Juan Antonio Coronel MayaFifth-generation cuishe at 48%. Lineage you can taste https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-barril-espadin-tobala2024-02-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-barril-espadin-tobala.jpgReal Minero Barril, Espadin, TobalaThree agaves at 52.9% – Real Minero's pantry ensemble https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tepextate-atenogenes-garcia2024-02-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tepextate-atenogenes-garcia.jpg5 Sentidos Tepextate - Atenogenes GarciaAtenógenes García's tepextate – the reference tepextate many drinkers cite https://mezcal.report/r/grulani-tobasiche2024-02-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grulani-tobasiche.jpgGrulani TobasicheTobaziche done straight – no cosmetics, no concessions https://mezcal.report/r/joyas-oaxaquenas-tobala2024-02-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/joyas-oaxaquenas-tobala.jpgJoyas Oaxaqueñas TobalaTobalá at 37-42%? – the category should be ashamed https://mezcal.report/r/vago-blanco-y-negra2024-02-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-blanco-y-negra.jpgVago Blanco y NegraTío Rey's Sola de Vega ensamble – two wild agaves, no flinching https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-pechuga-de-papalote2024-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-pechuga-papalote.jpgCinco Sentidos Pechuga de PapalotePapalote base pechuga from Delfino Tobón – where the pechuga format shines https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-becuela2024-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-becuela.jpgReal Minero BecuelaThirty-year marmorata at 48.2%, the rarest karwinskii-adjacent bottle most of us will ever taste https://mezcal.report/r/origen-raiz-cenizo2024-02-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/origen-raiz-durango.jpgOrigen Raiz CenizoDurango cenizo doing what Durango cenizo does, at a price that should embarrass some Oaxaca houses https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-espadilla2024-02-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-espadilla.jpgEl Destilado EspadillaClay-pot espadilla from a maestro worth knowing https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-tequilana2024-02-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-tequilana.jpgLa Luna TequilanaTequilana in Michoacán – the category conversation, in reverse https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-202024-02-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-20.jpgMezcalero No. 20Aged-in-glass arroqueño from Sola de Vega https://mezcal.report/r/los-cantiles-1905-bacanora-anejo2024-01-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-cantiles-1905-bacanora-anejo.jpgLos Cantiles 1905 Bacanora AnejoAged Sonoran bacanora that keeps the agave audible https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-arroqueno-tobasiche2024-01-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-arroqueno-tobasiche-rolando-angeles.jpgPuntiagudo Arroqueno / TobasicheRolando Angeles' arroqueño-tobaziche – cedar and roast https://mezcal.report/r/complice-espadin2024-01-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-joven.jpgCómplice EspadinA competent entry espadín – paying the Martinez tax https://mezcal.report/r/la-nina-del-mezcal-bacanora2024-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-nina-del-mezcal-bacanora.jpgLa Niña del Mezcal BacanoraSonoran pacifica at 48%. Bacanora under a mezcal label, which is a conversation https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-barril-tio-pedro-hernandez2024-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-barril-tio-pedro-hernandez.jpgEl Destilado Barril - Tio Pedro HernandezTío Pedro Hernández's barril at 49.3% – El Destilado at benchmark level, and a category-defining argument for one-palenque bottlings https://mezcal.report/r/bruxo-no-1-espadin2024-01-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bruxo-no-1-espadin.jpgBruxo No. 1 EspadinThe Bruxo baseline – unremarkable https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-mexicano-berta-vasquez2024-01-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-mexicano-berta-vasquez.jpgMaguey Melate Mexicano - Berta VasquezBerta Vasquez's mexicano – San Baltazar Chichicapam, first-rate https://mezcal.report/r/fidencio-tobala2024-01-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fidencio-tobala.jpgFidencio TobalaFidencio tobalá at 45% – proof a shade under the agave's structural needs https://mezcal.report/r/los-nahuales-still-proof-jabali-espadin2024-01-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-nahuales-still-proof-jabali-espadin.jpgLos Nahuales "Still Proof" Jabali & EspadinStill proof jabalí at 53% – but diluted by the espadín https://mezcal.report/r/agave-mixtape-destilado-de-manzana2024-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-mixtape-destilado-de-manzana.jpgAgave Mixtape Destilado de ManzanaA destilado de manzana – fruit brandy by another name https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-tepeztate2024-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-tepeztate.jpgCuentacuentos Tepeztate - Alejandrina Aragón HernandezSanta Maria Zoquitlan tepeztate – Alejandrina Aragón's hand https://mezcal.report/r/yuu-baal-espadin2024-01-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuu-baal-espadin.jpgYuu Baal EspadinA serviceable espadín let down by the proof it chose https://mezcal.report/r/nacional-19372024-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nacional-1937.jpgNacional 1937Cirial at 48.5%. The karwinskii few producers bottle single https://mezcal.report/r/chaman-reposado2024-01-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chaman-reposado.jpgChamán ReposadoYautepec reposado at 40% – commercial aging https://mezcal.report/r/memorable-madrecuishe2024-01-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/memorable-madrecuishe.jpgMemorable MadrecuisheMadrecuishe under 48.5% – the category's ceiling shows up https://mezcal.report/r/los-nahuales-special-edition-no-12024-01-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-nahuales-special-edition-no-1.jpgLos Nahuales Special Edition No. 1Cuishe and sierrudo – a karwinskii-americana conversation https://mezcal.report/r/don-amado-tepeztate2024-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-amado-tepeztate.jpgDon Amado TepeztateTepextate at 46%. A reasonable mid-tier tepextate that undersells its own agave by a few proof points https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-tobaziche2024-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-tobaziche.jpgEl Destilado Tobaziche - Tio PedroTobaziche at 47%. Single-agave discipline from a producer that specializes in it https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-papalote-vicenzio-miranda2024-01-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-papalote-vicenzio-miranda.jpgCinco Sentidos Papalote - Vicenzio MirandaGuerrero papalote capón from Vicencio Miranda and Gabina Morales – the region earning its seat https://mezcal.report/r/fidencio-single-cask-nation-reposado2024-01-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fidencio-single-cask-nation-reposado.jpgFidencio ‘Single Cask Nation’ ReposadoA reposado that earns the shelf space – 53.4% of Fidencio's serious work https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-ensamble-tamaulipas2024-01-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-ensamble-tamaulipas.jpgLamata Ensamble TamaulipasTamaulipas amole ensamble at 48% – Jose Castellanos, northeast frontier https://mezcal.report/r/reyes-y-cobardes-salmiana2024-01-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/reyes-y-cobardes-salmiana.jpgReyes y Cobardes SalmianaSan Luis Potosí salmiana at 41.5%. Fluvisol terroir, commercial bottle https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-espadin-tobaziche2024-01-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-espadin-tobaziche.jpgPalenqueros Espadin - TobazicheEspadín-tobaziche with the karwinskii winning the argument https://mezcal.report/r/koch-mexicano2024-01-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-mexicano.jpgKoch MexicanoKoch mexicano from Ejutla – solid, mid-weight https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobala2024-01-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobala.jpgRezpiral Tobala - Aureliano Hernandez MartinezAureliano's tobalá is quiet where others shout https://mezcal.report/r/buen-camino-tepeztate2024-01-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/buen-camino-tepeztate.jpgBuen Camino TepeztateTepextate at 48% – Buen Camino's wild-agave tier, at proof the agave can actually use https://mezcal.report/r/neta-mexicano-verde-and-bicuixe2024-01-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-mexicano-verde-and-bicuixe-primitivo-vasquez.jpgNETA Mexicano Verde and BicuixeA quieter NETA – the pairing asks for patience https://mezcal.report/r/burrito-fiestero-igok2024-01-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/burrito-fiestero-igok.jpgBurrito Fiestero IgokI'gok – an indigenous-language name for a Durango species, and a category-vocabulary-with-respect release https://mezcal.report/r/pizcadores-bacanora2024-01-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pizcadores-bacanora.jpgPizcadores BacanoraSonoran bacanora from a Chihuahua-based multi-product brand https://mezcal.report/r/burrito-fiestero-ensamble2024-01-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/burrito-fiestero-ensamble-salmiana-cenizo.jpgBurrito Fiestero EnsambleSalmiana-cenizo ensamble at 46%. A northern ensamble that pairs two region-typical agaves https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-pechuga-guerrerense2024-01-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-pechuga-guerrerense.jpgCinco Sentidos Pechuga GuerrerenseRefugio Calzada's Guerrero-style pechuga – regional ingredients, middling execution https://mezcal.report/r/mala-mia-cuishe2023-12-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-mia-cuishe.jpgMala Mia CuisheCuishe at 41% – an under-proofed karwinskii https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-bicuixe2023-12-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-bicuixe-felipe-cortes.jpgMaguey Melate BicuixeFelipe Cortés does bicuishe at 47% refrescador – patient karwinskii https://mezcal.report/r/tlamati-deer-pechuga2023-12-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tlamati-deer-pechuga.jpgTlamati Deer PechugaPapalometl deer pechuga – Salas family, Puebla, unusual kit https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-ensamble-artemio-garcia-cruz2023-12-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-ensamble-artemio-garcia-cruz.jpgMaguey Melate Ensamble - Artemio Garcia CruzArtemio Garcia Cruz blends seven agaves – ambitious, mostly coherent https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-mango-chaparro2023-12-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-mango-chaparro.jpgMaguey Melate Mango ChaparroJaime Morales Aquino – mango chaparro, a wild Oaxacan agave few have met https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-lamparillo-gilberto-roldan2023-12-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-lamparillo-gilberto-roldan.jpgMaguey Melate Lamparillo - Gilberto RoldánDurango lamparillo at 47.1% – Gilberto Roldán's quiet authority https://mezcal.report/r/batuq-reposado2023-12-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/batuq-reposado.jpgBatuq ReposadoReposado bacanora at 49% – aging on a category that rarely needs it, but competently executed https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-lechuguilla-sonora-almada2023-12-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-lechuguilla-sonora-almada.jpgLamata Lechuguilla Sonora - AlmadaSonoran lechuguilla at 49.4% – Ramón Almada, northern specialist https://mezcal.report/r/la-nina-del-mezcal-tobala2023-12-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-nina-del-mezcal-tobala.jpgLa Nina del Mezcal TobalaTobalá at 48.4%, small-agave floral at the right proof https://mezcal.report/r/descartes-espadin2023-12-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/descartes-espadin.jpgDescartes EspadinTeotitlan del Valle espadín at 40%. A philosopher's name on commercial proof https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-espadin-leonardo-hernandez2023-12-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-espadin-leonardo-hernandez.jpgRezpiral Espadin - Leonardo HernandezLeonardo Hernández's espadín at 46%, the community standard https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe2023-12-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe.jpgNETA Madrecuixe - Grupo LogocheGrupo Logoche madrecuishe – a Miahuatlán reference bottle https://mezcal.report/r/hedonistas-de-la-fe-espadin2023-12-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hedonistas-de-la-fe-espadin.jpgHedonistas de la Fe EspadinA Matatlán espadín, workmanlike, the house's baseline https://mezcal.report/r/vago-pechuga-hijos-de-aquilino2023-12-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-pechuga-hijos-de-aquilino.jpgVago Pechuga - Hijos de AquilinoNext-generation Candelaria Yegole pechuga https://mezcal.report/r/ven-a-mi-reposado2023-12-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ven-a-mi-reposado.jpgVen A Mi ReposadoA reposado at 38% – a category low https://mezcal.report/r/exiliado-madrecuishe2023-12-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/exiliado-madrecuishe.jpgExiliado MadrecuisheMadrecuishe at 47% – the proof undersells, which is the whole category's chronic problem with this agave https://mezcal.report/r/contraluz-cristalino2023-12-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/contraluz-cristalino.jpgContraluz CristalinoA cristalino-filtered mezcal – category confusion at 36-40% https://mezcal.report/r/los-cantiles-1905-palmilla-ensamble2023-12-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-cantiles-1905-palmilla-ensamble.jpgLos Cantiles 1905 Palmilla EnsambleA Sonoran ensamble that argues for the north https://mezcal.report/r/los-cantiles-1905-palmilla-blanco2023-12-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-cantiles-1905-palmilla-blanco.jpgLos Cantiles 1905 Palmilla BlancoSonoran palmilla – a northern dialect, clearly spoken https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-tobala2023-12-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-tobala.jpgRey Campero TobalaHigh-altitude tobalá at 48% – 6,000 feet of elevation in the glass https://mezcal.report/r/guia-del-alma-espadin2023-12-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/guia-del-alma-espadin.jpgGuia del Alma EspadinNuxaño espadín – Mixteca character at real proof https://mezcal.report/r/koch-ensamble-angustifolia-karwinskii2023-12-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-ensamble-angustifolia-karwinskii.jpgKoch Ensamble - Angustifolia/ KarwinskiiEspadín-karwinskii ensamble – a legible middle bottle https://mezcal.report/r/el-buho-especial-tepeztate2023-12-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-buho-especial-tepextate.jpgEl Buho Especial TepeztateTepextate at 48% – a clean El Buho wild bottled at the proof tepextate actually deserves https://mezcal.report/r/400-conejos-anejo2023-12-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/400-conejos-anejo.jpg400 Conejos Anejo35% ABV. Let's start there https://mezcal.report/r/marca-negra-dobadan2023-12-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marca-negra-dobadan.jpgMarca Negra DobadanMexicano rhodacantha from Santa María La Pila – Alberto Ortiz's spine https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-272023-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-27.jpgMezcalero No. 27Espadín, jabalí, tepextate – the hardest ensamble to get right https://mezcal.report/r/palalma-puebla-papalometl2023-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-puebla-papalometl.jpgPal'alma Puebla - PapalometlPapalometl – Puebla's cupreata, rendered cleanly https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobala-with-frutas2023-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobala-with-frutas-aureliano-hernandez.jpgRezpiral Tobala with FrutasA pechuga de frutas that actually tastes like fruit distilled, not perfumed https://mezcal.report/r/tio-pesca-tobala2023-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tio-pesca-tobala.jpgTio Pesca TobalaSola de Vega tobalá at 47%. Clay pot, wild harvest, honest bottle https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-pechuga-de-mezontle2023-12-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-pechuga-de-mezontle.jpgMaguey Melate Pechuga de MezontleMargarito López Flores – Chichihualco pechuga de mezontle https://mezcal.report/r/mayalen-guerrero2023-12-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mayalen-guerrero.jpgMayalen GuerreroThe Guerrero cupreata that sets the category's ceiling https://mezcal.report/r/lagrimas-de-dolores-tepemete2023-12-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lagrimas-de-dolores-tepemete.jpgLagrimas de Dolores TepemeteTepemete at 47% – Durango's wild tepe cousin, Enrique de la Cruz https://mezcal.report/r/montelobos-espadin2023-11-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/montelobos-espadin.jpgMontelobos EspadinThe polished crowd-pleaser – competent, consistent, a little anonymous https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-capon-ramon-garcia-sanchez2023-11-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-capon-ramon-garcia-sanchez.jpgNETA Espadin Capón - Ramón García SánchezRamón García's capón espadín at 47.9% – the García brothers' version https://mezcal.report/r/palomas-mensajeras-chino-alto-mexicano2023-11-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomas-mensajeras-chino-alto-mexicano.jpgPalomas Mensajeras Chino, Alto, MexicanoThree-agave Michoacán ensamble – the house's composite argument https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-cuixito-espadin2023-11-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-cuixito-espadin-santos.jpgGusto Historico Cuixito / EspadinCuishito with espadín – Santos thinking small and precise https://mezcal.report/r/vago-mexicano-joel-barriga2023-11-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-mexicano-joel-barriga.jpgVago Mexicano - Joel BarrigaA Vago miss that the consensus was right to flag https://mezcal.report/r/no-brand-lechuguilla2023-11-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/no-brand-lechuguilla-dolores-gonzales-torres.jpgNo Brand LechuguillaChihuahua lechuguilla from Dolores González Torres – desert mezcal done right https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-la-puritita-verda2023-11-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-la-puritita-verda.jpgPierde Almas La Puritita Verda40% espadín – the proof is the ceiling https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobala-mario-vasquez2023-11-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobala-mario-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Tobala - Mario VasquezMario's tobalá – structurally sound, not memorable https://mezcal.report/r/sabelotodo-largo-espadin2023-11-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sabelotodo-largo-espadin-felix-cruz.jpgSabelotodo Largo / EspadinLargo with espadín – the Sabelotodo catalog's peak https://mezcal.report/r/5-cinco-sentidos-pizorra2023-11-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-pizorra.jpg5 (Cinco) Sentidos PizorraDelfino Tobón's pizorra – rare Puebla agave at working proof https://mezcal.report/r/sabelotodo-tobala-barril2023-11-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sabelotodo-tobala-barril-felix-cruz.jpgSabelotodo Tobala / BarrilTobalá-barril – the Sabelotodo karwinskii turn https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-espadin2023-11-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-espadin.jpgLalocura EspadinLalo Ángeles making espadín the way it ought to be made https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-madrecuixe2023-11-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-madrecuixe.jpgDel Maguey MadrecuixeMadrecuishe at 47%, a ceiling, just barely cleared https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-maguey-tobasiche2023-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyendas-maguey-tobasiche.jpgLeyendas Maguey TobasicheKarwinskii's aromatic cousin, honestly carried https://mezcal.report/r/sabelotodo-arroqueno2023-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sabelotodo-arroqueno-felix-cruz.jpgSabelotodo ArroquenoFélix Cruz gives arroqueño proof room to breathe https://mezcal.report/r/balancan-tuxca2023-11-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/balancan-tuxca.jpgBalancan TuxcaJalisco tuxca – a category adjacent to raicilla https://mezcal.report/r/rayu-espadin2023-11-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayu-espadin.jpgRayu EspadinSan Juan del Río espadín, sanded down to restaurant-neutral https://mezcal.report/r/sabelotodo-pechuga2023-11-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sabelotodo-pechuga-felix-cruz.jpgSabelotodo PechugaPechuga with the Sabelotodo proof-honesty intact https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-pulquero2023-11-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-pulquero-felix-hernandez-ruiz.jpgMaguey Melate PulqueroMatatlán atrovirens at 49.1% – the agave that refused to become pulque https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-espadin-capon2023-11-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-espadin-capon.jpgRezpiral Espadin CaponAureliano Hernández's capón-treated espadín at 46% https://mezcal.report/r/hedonistas-de-la-fe-tobala2023-11-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hedonistas-de-la-fe-tobala.jpgHedonistas de la Fe TobalaMatatlán tobalá – floral, cool, a little light https://mezcal.report/r/puntiagudo-tepextate2023-11-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntiagudo-tepextate-onofre-ortiz.jpgPuntiagudo TepextateTepextate at 47.4%, near the threshold https://mezcal.report/r/donaji-joven2023-11-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/donaji-joven.jpgDonaji JovenDonaji joven at 40-46% (variable across bottlings) – the inconsistency itself is the producer signal https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-lamparillo2023-11-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-lamparillo.jpgLamata LamparilloLamparillo at 48.4% – Manuel and Pepe Simental on a Durango wild https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-ancestral-coyote2023-11-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-ancestral-coyote.jpgEl Jolgorio Ancestral CoyoteCoyote in ancestral format – the rarest agave, produced strictly https://mezcal.report/r/sunora-cream-de-bacanora-mocha2023-11-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sunora-cream-de-bacanora-mocha.jpgSunora Cream De Bacanora MochaA mocha cream liqueur carrying a bacanora label https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-delgado-y-ancho2023-11-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-delgado-y-ancho.jpgCinco Sentidos Delgado y AnchoAncho – an unusual agave variety from Guerrero, bottled at 5 Sentidos' standard https://mezcal.report/r/dos-hombres-tobala2023-11-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dos-hombres-tobala.jpgDos Hombres TobalaThe celebrity brand's one legitimately defensible bottle https://mezcal.report/r/agave-macho-espadin-tobala2023-11-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-macho-espadin-tobala.jpgAgave Macho Espadin-TobalaTobalá at 40%. A marketing compromise https://mezcal.report/r/chango-loco-espadin2023-11-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chango-loco-espadin.jpgChango Loco EspadinChango Loco's standard espadín – below category standard https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobala-coyote2023-11-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobala-coyote-leonardo-hernandez.jpgRezpiral Tobala & CoyoteLeonardo's coyote-tobalá ensamble – a wild pairing, honestly rendered https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tobala-juarez2023-10-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tobala-juarez.jpgGusto Historico Tobala - JuárezIgnacio Juárez's tobalá is the quiet star of the Gusto catalog https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-bicuishe-tobala-madrecuishe2023-10-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-bicuishe-tobala-madrecuishe-margarito-cortes.jpgMezcalosfera Bicuishe/ Tobala/ MadrecuisheMargarito Cortés's three-wild masterpiece at 45.27% https://mezcal.report/r/nuestra-soledad-sta-ma-zoquitlan2023-10-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nuestra-soledad-sta-ma-zoquitlan.jpgNuestra Soledad Sta. Ma. ZoquitlanSanta María Zoquitlán espadín – another village on the Nuestra Soledad map https://mezcal.report/r/joyas-oaxaquenas-reposado2023-10-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/joyas-oaxaquenas-reposado.jpgJoyas Oaxaqueñas ReposadoBarrel wash over a bottom-shelf base https://mezcal.report/r/los-vecinos-del-campo-espadin2023-10-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-vecinos-del-campo-espadin.jpgLos Vecinos del Campo EspadinEspadín at the tier's average, no higher, no lower https://mezcal.report/r/mezonte-jalisco2023-10-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezonte-jalisco.jpgMezonte JaliscoA raicilla import that behaves like a mezcal reviewer's homework https://mezcal.report/r/rayo-seco-cupreata2023-10-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayo-seco-cupreata.jpgRayo Seco CupreataCupreata at 48.5% – Guerrero's papalote done plain https://mezcal.report/r/craneo-espadin2023-10-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/craneo-mezcal-espadin.jpgCráneo EspadinCráneo espadín at 42%. Commercial skull-branded mezcal where the packaging is the product https://mezcal.report/r/buenbicho-joven2023-10-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/buenbicho-joven.jpgBuenbicho JovenEjutla espadín at 40% – another commercial entry that undersells its village of origin https://mezcal.report/r/ixcateco-papalome2023-10-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ixcateco-papalome.jpgIxcateco PapalomeThe papalometl done right – Ixcatec clay-pot, full volume https://mezcal.report/r/la-tierra-de-acre-cenizo2023-10-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-tierra-de-acre-cenizo.jpgLa Tierra de Acre CenizoDurango cenizo at 45% – Jorge Burciaga's serviceable version of a northern workhorse https://mezcal.report/r/tosba-espadilla2023-10-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tosba-espadilla.jpgTosba EspadillaEspadilla at the proof it deserves https://mezcal.report/r/brusco-tobaziche2023-10-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/brusco-tobaziche.jpgBrusco TobazicheEjutla tobaziche at 45% – a village-specific karwinskii from a producer whose range is uneven https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-and-espadin2023-10-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe-and-espadin.jpgNETA Madrecuixe and EspadinRanulfo García Pacheco, refrescador still, 47% – madrecuishe and espadín in a rare format https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-pichomel2023-10-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-pichomel.jpg5 Sentidos PichomelRamirez and Arriaga's solo pichomel – Puebla's most distinctive agave, properly presented https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-san-luis2023-10-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-san-luis.jpgAlipus San LuisThe standard Alipus San Luis at 48% – competent village espadín https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-azul-y-pichomel2023-10-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-azul-y-pichomel.jpgCinco Sentidos Azul y PichomelAzul plus pichomel – Ramirez and Arriaga's most distinctive Puebla pour https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-espadillon2023-10-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5sentidos-espadillon.jpgCinco Sentidos EspadillonEmmanuel Ramirez's espadillon – a lesser-known americana-family variant at working proof https://mezcal.report/r/el-buho-especial-jabali2023-10-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-buho-especial-jabali.jpgEl Buho Especial JabaliJabalí at 43.5%-50% (variable bottlings) – the batch is the bottle, and the proof tells you which one https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-4-de-cabra2023-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-4-de-cabra.jpgMezcalero Special Bottling No. 4: De CabraA pechuga distilled with goat – the 'de cabra' variant https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-arroqueno-semei-garcia-ramos2023-10-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-arroqueno-semei-garcia-ramos.jpgMaguey Melate Arroqueño - Semei Garcia RamosSemei Garcia Ramos lets the arroqueño slow-cook forward https://mezcal.report/r/vago-madre-cuixe2023-10-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-madre-cuixe.jpgVago Madre Cuixe - Aquilino Garcia LopezMadrecuishe from the hand that also makes the best Vago cuishe https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-chuparrosa2023-10-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-chuparrosa.jpgMaguey Melate ChuparrosaAn unclassified wild agave that tastes more curious than compelling https://mezcal.report/r/rufina-madre-cuixe2023-10-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rufina-madre-cuixe.jpgRufina Madre CuixeMadrecuishe at 47.65% – right at the cap https://mezcal.report/r/mala-idea-espadin-capon2023-10-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-idea-espadin-capon.jpgMala Idea Espadin CaponCapón espadín at 45%. Sweetness without structure https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-92023-10-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-9-santa-catarina-minas.jpgComunidad No. 9Minas sierrudo at 50.1%. Clay-still sierrudo, and a rare combination of village, agave, and production method https://mezcal.report/r/tecuan-cupreata2023-10-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tecuan-cupreata.jpgTecuán CupreataGuerrero cupreata at 40.5%, undersold by its own proof https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-tobaziche2023-10-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-tobaziche.jpgEl Jolgorio TobazicheTobaziche from Jolgorio – the quieter cousin of the jabalí https://mezcal.report/r/oaxaca-club-espadin2023-10-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/oaxaca-club-espadin.jpgOaxaca Club EspadinA duty-free bottle in spirit if not in shelving https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-tobala2023-10-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-tobala-everardo-garcia-salvador.jpgCuentacuentos TobalaEverardo's tobalá – Mitla, potatorum, 47.5% https://mezcal.report/r/koch-coyote-jabali2023-10-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-coyote-jabali.jpgKoch Coyote - JabaliJabalí ensamble at 46.6% – undersold by proof https://mezcal.report/r/erstwhile-tepeztate-ancestral2023-10-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/erstwhile-tepeztate-ancestral.jpgErstwhile Tepeztate AncestralAncestral-certified tepextate at 48% – Erstwhile's strong tier and an argument for what ancestral production actually does https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-tobasiche2023-10-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-tobasiche-jorge-jarquin.jpgMezcalosfera TobasicheJorge Jarquin on tobaziche at 44.1%. Below the karwinskii floor https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-espadin-con-quiote-capon2023-09-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-espadin-con-quiote-capon.jpgLalocura Espadín con Quiote (Capón)Capón espadín with the quiote distilled in – a producer experimenting with concentration https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-cupreata2023-09-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cupreata.jpgGracias a Dios CupreataGracias a Dios' cupreata – Matatlán's answer to Guerrero https://mezcal.report/r/koch-arroqueno-ancestral-olla-de-barro2023-09-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-arroqueno-olla-de-barro.jpgKoch Arroqueno Ancestral (Olla de Barro)Arroqueño from Koch's clay-still line – a meaningful upgrade over the standard https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-azul2023-09-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-azul.jpgRey Campero AzulAzul agave from a mezcal producer – an instructive geographic detour https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-zacate-limon2023-09-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-zacate-limon-dona-erika.jpgAguerrido Zacate LimonDoña Erika's cupreata with zacate limón (lemongrass) – a Guerrero herbal-infusion tradition https://mezcal.report/r/noble-coyote-tobala2023-09-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-coyote-tobala.jpgNoble Coyote TobalaSan Luis Amatlán tobalá at 48%. The Brena brothers' wild pick https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-ensamble2023-09-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-ensamble.jpgWahaka EnsambleA three-agave ensamble at a price that makes sense https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-madrecuixe2023-09-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-madrecuixe.jpgMezcalosfera Madrecuixe - Margarito Cortés53.39% madrecuishe – declare intentions at the register https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-tobala2023-09-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-tobala-don-ageo.jpgMezcalosfera TobalaAgeo Cortés's tobalá – quieter than the shelf's references https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-madre-cuixe-adela-del-carmen-cruz-antonio2023-09-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-madre-cuixe-adela-del-carmen-cruz-antonio.jpgMaguey Melate Madre Cuixe - Adela Del Carmen Cruz AntonioAdela Del Carmen Cruz Antonio at 56.7%. Madrecuishe with room to breathe https://mezcal.report/r/alma-libre-espadin2023-09-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alma-libre-espadin.jpgAlma Libre EspadinAlma Libre's Matatlán espadín – the range's value entry https://mezcal.report/r/dainzu-tepeztate2023-09-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dainzu-tepeztate.jpgDainzu TepeztateMatatlán tepeztate – undisclosed proof, disclosed agave https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-inaequidens-jose-rafael2023-09-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-inaequidens-jose-rafael.jpgMaguey Melate Inaequidens - Jose RafaelMichoacán alto aged in glass – Jose Rafael takes the long view https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-madrecuishe2023-09-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-madrecuishe.jpgCuish MadrecuisheHermógenes Vasquez's madrecuishe – honest work from San Luis Amatlan https://mezcal.report/r/exiliado-jabali2023-09-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/exiliado-jabali.jpgExiliado JabaliJabalí at 48.6% – standard specialty jabalí proof, competently handled https://mezcal.report/r/ultramundo-lamparillo-gilberto-roldan2023-09-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ultramundo-lamparillo-gilberto-roldan.jpgUltramundo Lamparillo - Gilberto RoldánThe Roldán bottling is the one to chase https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-cuishe2023-09-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-cuishe-angelica-garcia-vazquez.jpgLuneta CuisheGarcía Vázquez's cuishe – careful, mid-intensity https://mezcal.report/r/siete-misterios-coyote2023-09-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-misterios-coyote.jpgSiete Misterios CoyoteCoyote from Siete Misterios – surprising and worth the price of admission https://mezcal.report/r/machetazo-espadin2023-09-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/machetazo-espadin.jpgMachetazo EspadinA 45% espadín with more character than its price tier promises https://mezcal.report/r/mezcal-ajal-cenizo2023-09-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcal-ajal-cenizo.jpgMezcal Ajal CenizoDurango cenizo at 40% – friendly but limited by proof https://mezcal.report/r/de-ella-wild-madre2023-09-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/de-ella-wild-madre.jpgDe Ella Wild MadreTepeztate from the women-forward label https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-seemanniana2023-09-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-seemanniana.jpgCuentacuentos SeemannianaTobalá seemanniana at 45.2%. A sub-variety of tobalá that's a vocabulary word for specialists https://mezcal.report/r/pal-alma-nuevo-leon2023-09-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-nuevo-leon.jpgPal'alma Nuevo LeónCastilla from Nuevo León – northern mezcal that earns its place https://mezcal.report/r/tosba-espadin2023-09-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tosba-espadin.jpgTosba EspadinThe espadín Tosba makes when nobody's forcing them to hit 40% https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-tobala2023-09-11monthly0.8 https://mezcal.report/r/olla-de-miel-reposado2023-09-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/olla-de-miel-reposado.pngOlla de Miel ReposadoA reposado that doesn't earn the rest https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tepeztate2023-09-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tepeztate.jpgRezpiral Tepextate - Reina SanchezReyna Sánchez's tepextate at 50% – Series 3, full proof https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-jabalin2023-09-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe-jabalin-celso-garcia-cruz.jpgNETA Madrecuixe + JabalínCelso García Cruz's madrecuishe-jabalí-coyote at 47.7%, a crowded-wild ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/pal-alma-sonora2023-09-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-sonora-lechuguilla.jpgPal'alma SonoraSonora lechuguilla – one of the most underrepresented agaves in the category, at reference quality https://mezcal.report/r/tesoro-perdido2023-09-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tesoro-perdido.jpgTesoro PerdidoA Total Wine private label bottled in Tequila, Jalisco. Yes, really https://mezcal.report/r/convite-coyote2023-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/convite-coyote.jpgConvite CoyoteA coyote from Convite – rare agave, strong production https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-mexicano-fortunato-hernandez2023-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-mexicano-fortunato-hernandez.jpgMaguey Melate Mexicano - Fortunato HernandezFortunato Hernández – mexicano at 45% with quiet conviction https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-lechuguilla-dolores-gonzalez-torres2023-09-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-lechuguilla-dolores-gonzalez-torres.jpgMaguey Melate Lechuguilla - Dolores González TorresDolores González Torres – Chihuahua lechuguilla, patient and dry https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-espadin-madrecuixe-bicuixe2023-09-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-espadin-madrecuixe-bicuixe-felipe-de-jesus.jpgMezcalosfera Espadin / Madrecuixe / BicuixeFelipe de Jesús Cortés's espadín-karwinskii chord at 51.1% https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-tobala2023-08-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-tobala.jpgCuish TobalaBerta Vasquez tobalá from Chichicapam https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-coyote-ancestral2023-08-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-coyote-en-barro.jpgCuentacuentos Coyote AncestralCoyote agave from Sola de Vega, in clay https://mezcal.report/r/chango-loco-rosa-pechuga2023-08-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chango-loco-rosa-pechuga.jpgChango Loco Rosa PechugaRosa pechuga – a flowered version of the pechuga format https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-maximiliana2023-08-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-maximiliana-julio-topete-becerra.jpgMaguey Melate MaximilianaJulio Topete Becerra – Jalisco maximiliana in steel at 50% https://mezcal.report/r/banhez-tepeztate2023-08-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/banhez-tepextate.jpgBanhez TepeztateTepextate at Banhez cooperative caliber – below the top of the category, well above commercial https://mezcal.report/r/400-conejos-joven2023-08-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/400-conejos-joven.jpg400 Conejos JovenA supermarket bottle that tastes like one https://mezcal.report/r/vago-tobala-joel-barriga2023-08-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-tobala-joel-barriga.jpgVago Tobala - Joel BarrigaThe Barriga tobalá runs bright but thinner than the references https://mezcal.report/r/casa-volador-joven2023-08-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casa-volador-joven.jpgCasa Volador JovenTotal Wine's Durango cenizo – commercial-tier https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-ensamble-luis-enrique-juarez2023-08-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-ensamble-luis-enrique-juarez.jpgMaguey Melate Ensamble – Luis Enrique JuarezFour agaves at 42.6%, a whispered ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-jabali-bicuixe-arroqueno2023-08-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-jabali-bicuixe-arroqueno-cortes.jpgMal Bien Jabali / Bicuixe / ArroquenoAgeo Cortés's three-agave ensamble – the conversation piece https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-barril-semei-garcia-ramos2023-08-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-barril-semei-garcia-ramos.jpgMaguey Melate Barril - Semei Garcia RamosSemei's barril is the Melate bottle to take it https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-espadin-con-cacao2023-08-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-espadin-con-cacao.jpgMezcalosfera Espadin con CacaoMargarito Cortés distills espadín with cacao – and it works https://mezcal.report/r/aguamiel-bacanora-blanco2023-08-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguamiel-bacanora-blanco.jpgAguamiel Bacanora BlancoSonoran bacanora at 41%. The category's value answer https://mezcal.report/r/el-tinieblo-anejo2023-08-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-tinieblo-anejo.jpgEl Tinieblo AñejoAñejo at 40%, the proof undermines the aging, and the base agave was never ready for the oak https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-xx-san-miguel-aniversario2023-08-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-xx-san-miguel-aniversario-don-felix-garcia.jpgAlipus XX San Miguel AniversarioDon Félix García's tobalá – Sola de Vega village https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-cucharillo2023-08-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-cucharillo.jpgDixeebe CucharilloCucharillo – a Dasylirion cousin from Pedro Vasquez in Miahuatlán https://mezcal.report/r/mala-mia-tepeztate2023-08-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-mia-tepeztate.jpgMala Mia TepeztateMatatlán tepextate at 45%. Below floor, above dismissal https://mezcal.report/r/gul-roo-espadin2023-08-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gul-roo-espadin.jpgGul-Roo EspadinMatatlán espadín at 42%. Clean, a little quiet https://mezcal.report/r/yuu-baal-anejo2023-08-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuu-baal-anejo.jpgYuu Baal AnejoAn añejo where the wood respects the agave https://mezcal.report/r/agave-mixtape-lalo-cuishe-tepeztate2023-07-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-mixtape-lalo-cuishe-tepeztate.jpgAgave Mixtape Lalo Cuishe-TepeztateLalo's cuishe-tepeztate for Agave Mixtape – two wild agaves finding complement https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-ensamble-12023-07-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-ensamble-1-luis-velasco.jpgMaguey Melate Ensamble 1Luis Velasco Ensamble 1 – Jalisco Filipino-still, the patient cut https://mezcal.report/r/neta-bicuixe-hermogenes-vasquez2023-07-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-bicuixe-hermogenes-vasquez.jpgNETA Bicuixe - Hermógenes VasquezHermógenes Vasquez's bicuishe at 46.4% – a karwinskii benchmark https://mezcal.report/r/salvadores-cirial2023-07-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvadores-cirial.jpgSalvadores CirialCirial – the karwinskii nobody's talking about yet https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-vida-puebla2023-07-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-vida-puebla.jpgDel Maguey VIDA PueblaPuebla espadín at 40% – Vida's even softer cousin https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-ensamble-42023-07-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-ensamble-4-luis-velasco.jpgMaguey Melate Ensamble 4Velasco Ensamble 4 – the long-finished closer https://mezcal.report/r/palalma-oaxaca-tobaxiche2023-07-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-oaxaca-tobaxiche.jpgPal'alma Oaxaca - TobaxicheTobaziche that earns the karwinskii rent https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-espadin-luis-antonio-santiago2023-07-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-espadin-luis-antonio-santiago.jpgRezpiral Espadin - Luis Antonio SantiagoA school teacher's espadín at 51.5% – San Vicente Coatlán discipline https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-ranulfo-garcia-pacheco2023-07-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-ranulfo-garcia-pacheco.jpgNETA Espadin - Ranulfo Garcia PachecoRanulfo García Pacheco's espadín is the best in the NETA espadín range https://mezcal.report/r/vago-ensamble-en-barro2023-07-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-ensamble-en-barro.jpgVago Ensamble en BarroA seven-agave clay-pot ensamble from Tío Rey Rodriguez https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-reposado2023-07-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-dios-reposado.jpgGracias a Dios ReposadoBarrel-rested espadín from the GaD catalog – oak over agave https://mezcal.report/r/caballito-cerrero-azul-puntas2023-07-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/caballito-cerrero-azul-puntas.jpgCaballito Cerrero Azul PuntasHeirloom azul puntas at 70%. Still-strength from an agave most drinkers only encounter at 40% https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-tobala2023-07-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-tobala.jpgDel Maguey TobalaA tobalá that drinks exactly like its reputation https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-tobala2023-07-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-tobala.jpgPescador de Sueños TobalaTobalá that rewards a second pour https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-espadin-botaniko2023-07-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-espadin-botaniko.jpgWahaka Espadin BotanikoBotanical pechuga – more flavor description than distillation https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-ensamble-22023-07-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-ensamble-2-luis-velasco.jpgMaguey Melate Ensamble 2Velasco Ensamble 2 at 49.3%, the middle sibling https://mezcal.report/r/el-rey-zapoteco-pechuga2023-07-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-rey-zapoteco-pechuga.jpgEl Rey Zapoteco PechugaPechuga at 45%, a mid-tier pechuga that doesn't overreach on the recipe and gets paid back for the restraint https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-gin2023-07-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-dios-gin.jpgGracias a Dios GinMezcal-distilled gin – a shelf conceit that works in cocktails https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-12023-07-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-1.jpgMezcalero No. 1The bottling that launched the Craft Distillers mezcal conversation https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-bruto2023-07-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-bruto-rio-de-parras.jpgSin Gusano BrutoMichoacán Bruto – Isidro Rodríguez's floral argument https://mezcal.report/r/don-mateo-pechuga-delia-vargas-vieyra2023-07-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-mateo-pechuga-delia-vargas-vieyra.jpgDon Mateo Pechuga - Delia Vargas VieyraDelia Vargas Vieyra's cenizo pechuga – Michoacán pechuga at maestra-level discipline https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-arroqueno2023-07-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-arroqueno.jpgRezpiral Arroqueno - Reina SanchezReyna Sánchez's arroqueño at 45.6% – a single-maestra rendering of the heavy agave https://mezcal.report/r/agua-magica-ensamble2023-07-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-magica-ensamble.jpgAgua Mágica EnsambleEspadín-tobalá at 40%. Proof undercuts both agaves https://mezcal.report/r/diaz-brothers-estrella-negra-pechuga2023-07-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/diaz-brothers-estrella-negra-pechuga.jpgDiaz Brothers Estrella Negra PechugaEstrella Negra pechuga – a traditional bird-and-fruit basket https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-maguey-coyote2023-07-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyendas-maguey-coyote.jpgLeyendas Maguey CoyoteCoyote at 46.8% – the rare agave, honestly proofed https://mezcal.report/r/aprendiz-espadin-tepextate-ensamble2023-07-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aprendiz-espadin-tepextate-ensamble.jpgAprendiz Espadin-Tepextate EnsambleA San Juan del Rio ensamble at 45%, clean if underpowered https://mezcal.report/r/quiereme-mucho-tobala2023-07-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiereme-mucho-tobala.jpgQuiereme Mucho TobalaTobalá that drinks like something went wrong https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-tepextate2023-07-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-tepextate.jpgSin Gusano TepextateTepextate from Ocotepec – 25 years of patience in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/complice-jabali2023-07-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-jabali.jpgCómplice JabalíJabalí at proof, from a maestro who knows the agave https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-espadin2023-07-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-espadin.jpgEl Jolgorio EspadinThe Jolgorio-tier espadín – priced premium, reasoned premium https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-tobaziche-rey-arellanes2023-07-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-tobaziche-rey-arellanes.jpgPalenqueros Tobaziche - Rey ArellanesRey Arellanes's tobaziche – softer hand, gentler karwinskii https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-espadin-capon-20042023-07-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-espadin-capon-2004.jpgCuish Espadín Capón 2004A capón espadín at 45%. Age and extraction don't rescue proof https://mezcal.report/r/codigo-1530-ancestral-papalome2023-07-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/codigo-1530-ancestral.jpgCodigo 1530 Ancestral PapaloméTobalá cooked in clay – Código's serious bottle https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-espadin2023-07-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-espadin-santa-maria-sola.jpgSin Gusano EspadinClay-pot espadín from Sola de Vega, by a young mezcalero https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-tobaziche-juan-hernandez2023-06-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-tobaziche-juan-hernandez.jpgPalenqueros Tobaziche - Juan HernandezJuan Hernández's tobaziche – sharper, more mineral, more committed https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-destilado-en-barro2023-06-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-a-dios-destilado-en-barro.jpgGracias a Dios Destilado en BarroClay-pot espadín from a brand better known for its gin https://mezcal.report/r/aprendiz-espadin2023-06-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aprendiz-espadin.jpgAprendiz EspadinAprendiz's standard espadín at 38-40% – too low for category seriousness https://mezcal.report/r/nucano-reposado2023-06-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nucano-reposado.jpgNucano ReposadoWood-aging that mutes the only thing worth tasting https://mezcal.report/r/gusano-rojo-mezcal2023-06-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusano-rojo-mezcal.jpgGusano Rojo MezcalThe worm bottle – a retail relic, not a mezcal https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-san-miguel-20182023-06-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-san-miguel-2018.jpgAlipús San Miguel 2018A 2018 San Miguel vintage – Alipus doing ensamble work https://mezcal.report/r/rayo-seco-sacatoro2023-06-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayo-seco-sacatoro.jpgRayo Seco SacatoroSacatoro at 52% – the bull-grass agave, committed https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-san-pedro-taviche2023-06-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-san-pedro-taviche.jpgDel Maguey San Pedro TavicheFour-agave Ocotlán ensamble at 49% https://mezcal.report/r/siete-misterios-tobala2023-06-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-misterios-tobala.jpgSiete Misterios TobalaA fair tobalá from a widely-distributed house https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-tobaziche2023-06-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-tobaziche.jpgDel Maguey TobazicheTobaziche in the Del Maguey voice – cleaner than the Mal Bien austerity https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-tepexate-de-flor2023-06-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-tepexate-de-flor.jpgGusto Historico Tepextate de Flor - Victor RamosTepextate de flor – Victor Ramos harvests at flowering, the palate knows https://mezcal.report/r/sentir-cirial2023-06-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sentir-cirial.jpgSentir CirialA Matatlán karwinskii with training wheels on https://mezcal.report/r/sacapalabras-tobala2023-06-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacapalabras-tobala.jpgSacapalabras TobalaTobalá at 50 – not for the timid https://mezcal.report/r/casa-manglar-espadin-y-tobala2023-06-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casa-manglar-espadin-y-tobala.jpgCasa Manglar Espadin y TobalaCommercial-friendly ensamble – the proof undersells both agaves https://mezcal.report/r/carta-de-amor-tobala2023-06-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/carta-de-amor-tobala.jpgCarta de Amor TobalaTlacolula tobalá at 48% https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-mezcla-de-5-magueyes2023-06-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-mezcla-de-5-magueyes.jpgMal Bien Mezcla de 5 MagueyesGuerrero-Oaxaca five-agave blend that reads more pleasant than essential https://mezcal.report/r/machetazo-salmiana2023-06-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/machetazo-salmiana.jpgMachetazo SalmianaSan Luis Potosí salmiana at 45% – a competent introduction https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-brocha-puntas2023-06-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-brocha-puntas.jpgChacolo Brocha PuntasBrocha puntas at 68.88% – Chacolo at the edge, and a specialist's still-strength release https://mezcal.report/r/quiquiriqui-matatlan2023-06-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiquiriqui-matatlan.jpgQuiquiriqui MatatlanMatatlán espadín at 45%. Working-bar bottle with a colorful label https://mezcal.report/r/amaras-espadin2023-06-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/amaras-espadin.jpgAmaras EspadinPolished, cooperative-made, and instantly forgettable https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-arroqueno2023-06-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-arroqueno.jpgEl Jolgorio ArroqueñoArroqueño the way Lachigui does it – massive, mineral, ancient https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-arroqueno2023-06-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-arroqueno.jpgLalocura ArroquenoLalo Ángeles' arroqueño – clay-still, wild, no apologies https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-tepextate-pulquero2023-06-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-tepextate-pulquero.jpgRey Campero Tepextate + PulqueroTepextate with pulquero agave – a pairing with natural affinity https://mezcal.report/r/el-tigre-papalote-genio-garcia2023-06-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-tigre-papalote-genio-garcia.jpgEl Tigre Papalote - Tio GenioGenio García's papalote at 47-52% – another reference El Tigre, and the counterpoint to Don Lázaro's batch https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-bicuixe-espadin2023-06-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-bicuixe-espadin-cortes.jpgMal Bien Bicuixe / EspadínBicuishe-espadín from the Cortes family – a quieter Mal Bien https://mezcal.report/r/zacbe-resposado2023-06-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zacbe-resposado.jpgZacbe ResposadoReposado espadín at 40% – the category's undercooked default https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-madrecuixe-tio-tello2023-06-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-madrecuixe-tio-tello.jpg5 Sentidos Madrecuixe - Tio Tello & LaloTio Tello and Lalo on madrecuishe – the proof runs a touch low, the character carries https://mezcal.report/r/madre-mezcal2023-06-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/madre-mezcal.jpgMadre Espadin - CuisheMadre's flagship ensamble – serviceable, not special https://mezcal.report/r/el-buho-especial-tobala-espadin2023-05-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-buho-tobala-espadin.jpgEl Buho Especial Tobala-EspadinTobalá-espadín ensamble at 47%. The natural beginner ensamble done at full proof https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-cuishe-berta-vasquez2023-05-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-cuishe-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Cuishe - Berta VasquezBerta Vásquez's cuishe at 46% – karwinskii rigor through a master's hands https://mezcal.report/r/creador-barril2023-05-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-barril.jpgCreador BarrilSingle-agave barril at 48.2%, barril from Creador at the range's standard proof https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-velato2023-05-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-velato-agustin-guendulain-maya.jpgMaguey Melate VelatoAn unusual lumbre in copper-refrescador hybrid – more concept than bottle https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-maguey-tobasiche2023-05-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-maguey-tobasiche.jpgMezcalosfera Maguey TobasicheEmanuel Ramos's tobaziche at 52.52% – the karwinskii at full proof https://mezcal.report/r/sol-de-oaxaca-joven2023-05-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sol-de-oaxaca-joven.jpgSol de Oaxaca JovenCertified organic, certified forgettable https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-tepeztate2023-05-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-tepeztate.jpgEl Jolgorio TepeztateTwenty-five years of patience, rendered with the Jolgorio house discipline https://mezcal.report/r/la-nina-del-mezcal-pechuga2023-05-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-nina-del-mezcal-pechuga.jpgLa Nina del Mezcal PechugaEspadín pechuga at 49.2% – third distillation, poultry in the still, old ritual https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-tepeztate2023-05-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-tepeztate.jpgBozal TepeztateBozal tepeztate at 45%. The proof undersells the agave, which is the whole category's chronic problem https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-espadin-and-jabalin2023-05-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe-espadin-jabalin-primitivo-vasquez.jpgNETA Madrecuixe, Espadín, and JabalínPrimitivo Vásquez's madrecuishe-espadín-jabalí – three agaves, one Miahuatlán voice https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-espadin-arroqueno2023-05-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadin-arroqueno.jpg5 Sentidos Espadin-ArroquenoPedro Hernández in Santa Catarina Minas – espadín meets arroqueño in clay https://mezcal.report/r/el-rey-zapoteco-cuishe2023-05-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-rey-zapoteco-cuishe.jpgEl Rey Zapoteco CuisheEl Rey Zapoteco cuishe at 48% – a workable mid-tier karwinskii at commercial specialty proof https://mezcal.report/r/yuu-baal-espadin-madrecuishe-tobala2023-05-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuu-baal-ensamble.jpgYuu Baal Espadin, Madrecuishe, TobalaEspadín, madrecuishe, and tobalá in a workmanlike ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-jabali-sergio-juarez-patricio2023-05-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-jabali-sergio-juarez-patricio.jpg5 Sentidos Jabali - Sergio Juárez PatricioSergio Juarez on jabalí – serviceable, but this agave wants more proof https://mezcal.report/r/xicala-mezcal-joven2023-05-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/xicala-mezcal-joven.jpgXicala Mezcal JovenA joven espadín that punches up at a casual price https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tobala-w-apples2023-05-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tobala-w-apples-maria-alicia-alva-sanchez.jpgMaguey Melate Tobala w/ ApplesPuebla tobalá with apples – a destilado that holds the agave together https://mezcal.report/r/marca-negra-tobala2023-05-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marca-negra-tobala.jpgMarca Negra TobalaJorge Méndez tobalá – shelf-available, proof-correct https://mezcal.report/r/agua-del-sol-espadin-pedro-garcia-sernas2023-05-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-del-sol-espadin-pedro-garcia-sernas.jpgAgua del Sol Espadin - Pedro Garcia SernasMatatlán espadín at Agua del Sol's standard 48% https://mezcal.report/r/agua-del-sol-mexicano2023-05-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-del-sol-mexicano-francisco-garcia-leon.jpgAgua del Sol MexicanoFrancisco García León's mexicano – Agua del Sol's consistently strong work https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-barril2023-05-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-barril.jpgEl Jolgorio BarrilBarril in the Jolgorio voice – structured, savory, long https://mezcal.report/r/sentir-espadin-olla-de-barro2023-05-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sentir-espadin-olla-de-barro.jpgSentir Espadin (Olla de Barro)Clay pot espadín from Matatlán – the format does the heavy lifting https://mezcal.report/r/lopez-real-espadin2023-05-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lopez-real-espadin.jpgLopez Real EspadinHonest espadín that neither reaches nor stumbles https://mezcal.report/r/sotoleros-bienvenido-fernandez2023-05-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotoleros-bienvenido-fernandez.pngSotoleros Bienvenido FernándezSotol-agave ensamble, Yellow Label – Bienvenido's quiet masterpiece https://mezcal.report/r/santa-pedrera-mezcal2023-05-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/santa-pedrera-mezcal.jpgSanta Pedrera MezcalCariño Ramírez's espadín – an honest 46% https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-papalome-mixteca-ed-22023-05-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5sentidos-papalome.jpgCinco Sentidos Papalome (Mixteca ed. 2)Ramirez–Arriaga papalome – the Puebla wild-agave release most worth seeking https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-espadin-con-cacao2023-05-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-espadin-con-cacao.jpgMacurichos Espadin con CacaoEspadín distilled with cacao – a pechuga variant, flavor-forward https://mezcal.report/r/zopenco-espadin2023-04-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zopenco-espadin.jpgZopenco EspadinA clean mid-shelf espadín from a brand with more name than catalog https://mezcal.report/r/agua-del-sol-tobala2023-04-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-del-sol-tobala-berta-vasquez.jpgAgua del Sol TobalaBerta Vásquez's tobalá – the other Berta bottling https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-mexicano-ramos2023-04-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-mexicano-ramos.jpgMal Bien Mexicano - RamosRamos-family mexicano – another Mal Bien specialty-maestro release https://mezcal.report/r/animas-tobala2023-04-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/animas-tobala.jpgÁnimas TobaláRodolfo Juan Juarez's San Juan del Río tobalá – clean but not commanding https://mezcal.report/r/corte-vetusto-ensamble2023-04-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/corte-vetusto-ensamble.jpgCorte Vetusto EnsambleCoyote-cuishe-madrecuishe ensamble at 43% https://mezcal.report/r/esfuerzo-tepeztate2023-04-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/esfuerzo-tepeztate.jpgEsfuerzo TepeztateTepextate at 47.65% – aromatic but unevenly layered https://mezcal.report/r/peloton-de-la-muerte-espadin2023-04-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/peloton-de-la-muerte.jpgPelotón de la Muerte EspadinPeloton's entry espadín – more design than distillate https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-madrecuixe-bicuixe-tobaxiche-tepextate2023-04-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-madrecuixe-bicuixe-tobaxiche-tepextate.jpgMezcalosfera Madrecuixe/​Bicuixe/​Tobaxiche/​TepextateEmanuel Ramos goes four-wild at 51.12% – the showcase bottle https://mezcal.report/r/el-sarao-oaxaca-cuishe2023-04-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-sarao-oaxaca-cuishe.jpgEl Sarao Oaxaca CuisheTotal Wine's house cuishe at 46.4%. The rare store-brand where the sourcing actually works https://mezcal.report/r/kimo-sabe-joven-albedo2023-04-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/kimo-sabe-joven-albedo.jpgKimo Sabe Joven AlbedoSeven-agave blend – a spec sheet masquerading as a bottle https://mezcal.report/r/agave-mixtape2023-04-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-mixtape-lalo-pechuga.jpgAgave MixtapeLalocura's pechuga in the Agave Mixtape collaboration line https://mezcal.report/r/los-nahuales-special-edition-no-42023-04-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-nahuales-special-edition-no-4.jpgLos Nahuales Special Edition No. 4High-proof espadín as a reference pour https://mezcal.report/r/vago-espadin-emigdio-jarquin-ramirez2023-04-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-espadin-emigdio-jarquin-ramirez.jpgVago Espadin - Emigdio Jarquin RamirezJarquín's espadín – the house-style marker https://mezcal.report/r/ultramundo-lamparillo-benjamin-avila2023-04-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ultramundo-lamparillo-benjamin-avila.jpgUltramundo Lamparillo - Benjamín ÁvilaDurango lamparillo at altitude-appropriate proof https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-chino2023-04-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-chino-aguacatito.jpgSin Gusano ChinoMichoacán Chino – cheese, lactic funk, and a finish that won't quit https://mezcal.report/r/nacional-19312023-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nacional-1931.jpgNacional 1931Matatlán tobalá at 51% – loud, but loud with a reason https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-abocado-con-chumilin2023-04-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-abocado-con-chumilin-refugio-calzada.jpgAguerrido Abocado con ChumilinAbocado con chumilín – a traditional Guerrero insect-infused expression https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-mexicanito2023-04-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-mexicanito.jpgCinco Sentidos MexicanitoAnatolio Ramirez's mexicanito – a San Jose Rio Minas staple that rewards attention https://mezcal.report/r/erstwhile-espadin-limited-edition-20182023-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/erstwhile-espadin-limited-edition-2018.jpgErstwhile Espadin Limited Edition 20182018 limited-edition espadín – vintage Erstwhile at 44%, and a small category of date-stamped bottles https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-masparillo-durango2023-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-masparillo-durango-cruz.jpgLamata Masparillo DurangoDurango masparillo at 48.6% – Maximino Cruz, direct competition to Lagrimas https://mezcal.report/r/donaji-olla-de-barro2023-04-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/donaji-olla-de-barro.jpgDonaji Olla de BarroClay-still espadín at 46%, the Donaji bottle that actually justifies the brand's existence https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tepextate-aureliano-hernandez-martinez2023-04-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tepextate-aureliano-hernandez-martinez.jpgRezpiral Tepextate – Aureliano Hernandez MartinezAureliano Hernández's tepextate at 46%. The floor-undersell, worked https://mezcal.report/r/sacapalabras-tobasiche2023-04-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacapalabras-tobasiche.jpgSacapalabras TobasicheTobaziche at 50% – the agave shown as architecture https://mezcal.report/r/montelobos-pechuga2023-03-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/montelobos-pechuga.jpgMontelobos PechugaPechuga in Montelobos' enologist-trained hands – cleaner than the brand's jovens https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-tepextate-sergio-juarez2023-03-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-tepextate-sergio-juarez.jpgEl Destilado Tepextate – Sergio JuarezSergio Juárez's tepextate at 46.9% – one of El Destilado's regular maestros rendering tepextate in his signature register https://mezcal.report/r/tomas-artesanal-tepeztate2023-03-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tomas-artesanal-tepeztate.jpgTomas Artesanal TepeztateTepextate at 45%, right at the edge of what the plant can carry https://mezcal.report/r/siete-misterios-mexicano2023-03-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-misterios-mexicano.jpgSiete Misterios MexicanoClay pot mexicano from Sola de Vega – 200 bottles a year for a reason https://mezcal.report/r/koch-tobala2023-03-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-tobala.jpgKoch TobalaA correctly-made tobalá at a price that doesn't make you flinch https://mezcal.report/r/don-mateo-cupreata2023-03-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-mateo-cupreata.jpgDon Mateo CupreataStandard Don Mateo cupreata at 46% – the baseline bottling beneath El Legado in the range https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-papalote-capon-barranca2023-03-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-papalote-capon-barranca.jpgMal Bien Papalote Capón - BarrancaCapón papalote – more concentration, slightly less edge https://mezcal.report/r/peloton-de-la-muerte-pechuga2023-03-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/peloton-de-la-muerte-pechuga.jpgPelotón de la Muerte PechugaPechuga at 45.1% on an ancho-criollo base – underpowered for the format https://mezcal.report/r/el-buho-mezcal2023-03-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-buho-mezcal.jpgEl Buho MezcalStandard El Buho espadín at 43%. The entry bottle the brand's distribution runs on https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-82023-03-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-8.jpgMezcalero No. 8Madrecuishe, mexicano, tobalá – the three-way wild chord held steady https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-el-barro2023-03-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-el-barro.jpgCuentacuentos El BarroMatatlán espadín in clay – the method is working overtime https://mezcal.report/r/espina-negra-tepeztate2023-03-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/espina-negra-tepeztate.jpgEspina Negra TepeztateTepextate at 45% – underpowered, which is the whole category's chronic problem at this proof https://mezcal.report/r/clase-azul-durango2023-03-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/clase-azul-durango.jpgClase Azul DurangoDurango cenizo at 40%, the proof floor shows https://mezcal.report/r/rayo-seco-cenizo2023-03-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayo-seco-cenizo.jpgRayo Seco Cenizo - Gilberto RoldanCenizo – the northern wild agave, Rayo Seco on it https://mezcal.report/r/neta-penca-larga-madrecuixe-mexicano-verde2023-03-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-penca-larga-madrecuixe-mexicano-verde-primitivo-vasquez.jpgNETA Penca Larga, Madrecuixe, Mexicano VerdePrimitivo Vásquez's penca larga plus mexicano verde at 46.4%. Rare karwinskii-rhodacantha https://mezcal.report/r/papadiablo-especial2023-03-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/papadiablo-especial.jpgPapadiablo EspecialA four-agave ensamble that earns the 'especial' on the label https://mezcal.report/r/animas-cuixe2023-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/animas-cuixe.jpgÁnimas CuixeÁnimas cuishe – Matatlán-made karwinskii that stays on the straight path https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-papalome2023-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-papalome.jpgEl Destilado PapalomeIxcatlán papalome in clay – quiet, haunting, slightly underproofed https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-72023-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-7.jpgMezcalero No. 7A three-agave ensamble from the series' consistent middle years https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobala-tobaziche2023-03-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobala-tobaziche.jpgRezpiral Tobala / TobazicheTobalá sweetness on tobaziche bones https://mezcal.report/r/izo-joven2023-03-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/izo-joven.jpgIZO JovenA Durango cenizo that squanders its geography https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-madrecuixe2023-03-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-madrecuixe.jpgMal Bien Madrecuixe - RamosRamos madrecuishe at 52.3%. Karwinskii with structure to burn https://mezcal.report/r/la-remilgosa-lechuguilla2023-03-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-remilgosa-lechuguilla.jpgLa Remilgosa LechuguillaTamaulipas lechuguilla at 53% – northern agave, high proof, right brief https://mezcal.report/r/amaras-logia-tobala2023-03-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/amaras-logia-tobala.jpgAmaras Logia TobalaThe Logia line is where Amaras earns the shelf space https://mezcal.report/r/siempre-oaxaca-barril2023-03-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siempre-oaxaca-barril.jpgSiempre Oaxaca BarrilEjutla barril in a refrescador still – the combo is the point https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-jabali-german-manzano-martinez2023-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-jabali-german-manzano-martinez.jpgMaguey Melate Jabali - German Manzano MartínezGerman Manzano Martínez tames jabalí at 46% https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-jabali2023-02-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-jabali.jpg5 Sentidos JabaliJabalí the agave that eats distillers' nerves – Martinez's version never flinches https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-espadin2023-02-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-espadin.jpgWahaka EspadinOcotepec espadín at the commodity proof https://mezcal.report/r/caballito-cerrero-chato2023-02-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-caballito-cerrero-chato.jpgCaballito Cerrero ChatoHeirloom chato at 46-50% – the entry chato, and a step on the ladder up to the Unicorn tier https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tepextate-cucharillo-madrecuixe-espadin-bicuixe-and-tobala2023-02-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tepextate-cucharillo-madrecuixe-espadin-bicuixe-and-tobala.jpgNETA Tepextate, Cucharillo, Madrecuixe, Espadín, Bicuixe, and TobaláSix agaves in one bottle – ambitious and only partly coherent https://mezcal.report/r/el-rey-zapoteco-anejo2023-02-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-rey-zapoteco-anejo.jpgEl Rey Zapoteco AnejoAñejo at 40-45% – extended aging that produces more oak rather than more depth https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-cupreata-don-antonio2023-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-cupreata-don-antonio.jpgAguerrido Cupreata - Don AntonioDon Antonio's cupreata – quieter than his espadín, still legitimate https://mezcal.report/r/aguerrido-cupreata-don-refugio2023-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguerrido-cupreata-don-refugio.jpgAguerrido Cupreata - Don RefugioDon Refugio's standard cupreata – Tetitlán de la Lima terroir https://mezcal.report/r/creador-espadin2023-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-espadin.jpgCreador EspadínStandard single-agave espadín at 49.4% – Creador's baseline espadín at proof that earns the agave https://mezcal.report/r/salvadores-espadin2023-02-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvadores-espadin.jpgSalvadores EspadinEspadín at 42% or 47% – buy the 47% https://mezcal.report/r/wild-common-ensamble2023-02-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wild-common-ensamble.jpgWild Common EnsambleEspadín and tobalá at 46%. The entry point that isn't entry-level https://mezcal.report/r/ojo-de-tigre-joven2023-02-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ojo-de-tigre-joven.jpgOjo de Tigre JovenA celebrity-adjacent bottle that's less embarrassing than most celebrity-adjacent bottles https://mezcal.report/r/agave-mixtape-dani-espadin-con-quiote2023-02-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-mixtape-dani-espadin-con-quiote.jpgAgave Mixtape Dani Espadin con QuioteAgave Mixtape + Lalocura – Dani's espadín with the quiote distilled in https://mezcal.report/r/puntagave-rustico-bacanora2023-02-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntagave-rustico-bacanora.jpgPuntagave Rustico BacanoraPacifica bacanora at 45% – competent northern entry https://mezcal.report/r/zignum-silver2023-02-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zignum-silver.jpgZignum SilverThe bottom of the shelf, labelled with confidence https://mezcal.report/r/neta-bicuixe-paula-aquino-sanchez2023-02-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-bicuixe-paula-aquino-sanchez.jpgNETA Bicuixe - Paula Aquino SánchezPaula Aquino Sánchez's bicuishe at 45.9% – elegance over concentration https://mezcal.report/r/mala-mia-espadin2023-02-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-mia-espadin.jpgMala Mia EspadinA 44% Matatlán espadín – polite, predictable, forgettable https://mezcal.report/r/tlamati-papalometl2023-02-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tlamati-papalometl.jpgTlamati PapalometlA papalometl that reads more polite than wild https://mezcal.report/r/gem-bolt-mezcal-damiana2023-02-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gembolt-mezcal-damiana.jpgGEM&BOLT Mezcal + DamianaMezcal infused with damiana – a wellness-brand conceit https://mezcal.report/r/kimo-sabe-reposado-rubedo2023-02-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/kimo-sabe-reposado-rubedo.jpgKimo Sabe Reposado RubedoThe color is the brand's only committed color choice https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tepextate-reina-sanchez2023-02-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tepextate-reina-sanchez.jpgMaguey Melate Tepextate - Reina SanchezReyna Sánchez makes tepextate sing in full voice https://mezcal.report/r/el-silencio-joven-ensamble2023-02-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-silencio-joven.jpgEl Silencio Joven (Ensamble)Three-agave ensamble at 46% – the cocktail-bar joven that prioritized bottle design over liquid distinction https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-chino-verde2023-02-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-chino-verde.jpgBozal Chino VerdeChino verde at 48.4% – Bozal's less-successful SLP entry, and a producer off-note https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-de-castilla-nuevo-leon2023-02-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-de-castilla-nueno-leon.jpgLamata De Castilla Nuevo LeónNuevo León castilla at 51% – Jorge Torres, a regional variant that runs lean https://mezcal.report/r/sotoleros-tavi-lechuguilla2023-02-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotoleros-tavi-lechuguilla.pngSotoleros Tavi LechuguillaTavi's lechuguilla – the Sotoleros catalog's journeyman entry https://mezcal.report/r/mala-idea-anejo2023-02-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-idea-anejo.jpgMala Idea AnejoAn añejo espadín – every reason to say no https://mezcal.report/r/tiawi-tiawi-wild-cupreata2023-02-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tohue-tohue-wild-cupreata.jpgTiawi Tiawi Wild CupreataA Guerrero cupreata that splits the difference between rustic and considered https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-cuishe2023-02-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-cuixe.jpgEl Jolgorio CuisheJolgorio cuishe at 47% – the entry-level karwinskii in the range and a reliable category introduction https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-coyote-noe-garcia-olivera2023-02-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-coyote-noe-garcia-olivera.jpgMaguey Melate Coyote - Noé García OliveraSola de Vega coyote in clay – wild agave done patiently https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-papalote-gutierrez2023-02-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-papalote-gutierrez.jpgMal Bien Papalote - GutiérrezGutiérrez-brothers papalote – the restrained Chilapa read https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-alto2023-01-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-alto.jpgMal Bien AltoAlto from Michoacán – Mal Bien branching beyond Oaxaca https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-cuishito2023-01-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-cuishito.jpgPescador de Sueños CuishitoThe rare cuishito – unclassified karwinskii, unusually focused https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-tomas-garcia-cruz2023-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe-tomas-garcia-cruz.jpgNETA Madrecuixe - Tomás García CruzSingle-variety madrecuishe at 48.2%, textured and disciplined https://mezcal.report/r/vaca-loca-joven2023-01-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vaca-loca-joven.jpgVaca Loca JovenMiahuatlán espadín doing the minimum at the proof floor https://mezcal.report/r/mil-caminos-tobala2023-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mil-caminos-tobala.jpgMil Caminos TobalaSola de Vega tobalá in clay pot – the brand's only honest bottle https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-jabali-tobala2023-01-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-jabali-tobala.jpg5 Sentidos Jabali-Tobala - Alberto MartinezMartinez blends two of the category's most demanding agaves, and lands both https://mezcal.report/r/hacienda-oponguio-ineaquidens-seco2023-01-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hacienda-oponguio-ineaquidens-seco.jpgHacienda Oponguio Ineaquidens SecoSeco closes the Ineaquidens flight – dry, mineral, lean https://mezcal.report/r/koch-barril2023-01-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-barril.jpgKoch BarrilBarril at a sensible price – middle-of-the-road https://mezcal.report/r/machetazo-cupreata2023-01-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mayalen-machetazo-papalote.jpgMachetazo CupreataA papalote that plays it safe https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-tepeztate-everardo-garcia-salvador2023-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-tepeztate-everardo-garcia-salvador.jpgCuentacuentos Tepeztate - Everardo Garcia SalvadorMitla tepeztate at 48.56% – the Everardo bottle https://mezcal.report/r/creador-mexicano-espadin2023-01-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-mexicano-espadin.jpgCreador Mexicano + EspadínMexicano-espadín ensamble at 48.2% https://mezcal.report/r/palomo-cirial2023-01-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomo-cirial.jpgPalomo CirialCirial – one of Oaxaca's less-known agaves, rendered cleanly https://mezcal.report/r/paquera-espadin2023-01-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/paquera-espadin.jpgPaquera EspadinA mid-shelf espadín with real proof and no pretensions https://mezcal.report/r/esfuerzo-espadin2023-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/esfuerzo-espadin.jpgEsfuerzo EspadínEsfuerzo espadín at 46.04% – a quiet mid-tier producer doing honest work without arguing for itself https://mezcal.report/r/convite-jabali2023-01-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/convite-jabali.jpgConvite JabaliConvite jabalí at 46%. Underpowered for the agave https://mezcal.report/r/gente-de-mezcal-tobala2023-01-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gente-de-mezcal-tobala.jpgGente de Mezcal TobalaGuélavila tobalá – serviceable, under its own ceiling https://mezcal.report/r/lola-mezcal2023-01-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lola-mezcal.jpgLola MezcalA women-led brand with an honestly proofed espadín https://mezcal.report/r/miel-de-tierra-espadin2023-01-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/miel-de-tierra-espadin.jpgMiel de Tierra EspadinTeresa Rubio Murillo at 40% – proof ceiling, potential below it https://mezcal.report/r/el-mero-mero-espadin2023-01-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-mero-mero-espadin.jpgEl Mero Mero EspadinEspadín at 48%, standard proof, standard profile, no arguments for or against https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-maguey-jabali2023-01-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyendas-maguey-jabali.jpgLeyendas Maguey JabaliJabalí at 50.1%, the proof the agave demands https://mezcal.report/r/caballito-cerrero-chato-reposado2023-01-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-caballito-cerrero-chato-reposado.jpgCaballito Cerrero Chato ReposadoReposado at 40% – even the heirloom chato can't escape the reposado problem https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-de-castilla-durango2023-01-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-castilla-durango.jpgLamata De Castilla DurangoDurango castilla at 51.2% – Maximino Cruz, northern americana https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-tobala2023-01-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-tobala-sola-de-vega.jpgSin Gusano TobalaAn 18-year-old mezcalero's clay-pot tobalá – and it holds https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-coyote2023-01-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-coyote-tio-tello.jpg5 Sentidos CoyoteLalo Pérez Cortés on coyote – Miahuatlán sweetness without the cartoon https://mezcal.report/r/pal-alma-guerrero2023-01-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-guerrero-cupreata-capon.jpgPal'alma GuerreroCapón cupreata from Guerrero – the agave at its peak sugar https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-espadin2022-12-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-espadin.jpgMal Bien Espadin - MoralesThe Mal Bien entry point – still not for the faint of palate https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-dobadaan2022-12-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-dobadaan.jpgPierde Almas DobadaanMexicano labeled 'dobadaan' – a regional name, same plant, same good work https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-conejo-pechuga2022-12-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-conejo-pechuga.jpgMacurichos Conejo PechugaRabbit pechuga – a less-common protein, honestly handled https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-espadin-con-cafe2022-12-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-espadin-con-cafe.jpgMezcalosfera Espadin con CaféEspadín distilled with coffee – a morning-and-night bottle https://mezcal.report/r/mayalen-wild-cupreata2022-12-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mayalen-wild-cupreata.jpgMayalen Wild CupreataCupreata at a polite ABV, well-made inside the constraint https://mezcal.report/r/la-higuera-cedrosanum2022-12-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotol-la-higuera-cedrosanum.jpgLa Higuera CedrosanumCedrosanum from La Higuera – the cedar is real, the structure isn't always https://mezcal.report/r/pluma-negra-tepextate2022-12-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pluma-negra-tepextate.jpgPluma Negra TepextateTepextate at 52%, structural, green, long https://mezcal.report/r/banhez-tobala2022-12-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/banhez-tobala.jpgBanhez TobalaAn honest tobalá at a price that almost feels suspicious https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-mezcla-salvaje2022-12-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-mezcla-salvaje.jpgRey Campero Mezcla SalvajeJabalí, sierra negra, and tepextate at 48.7%, the wild-agave triangle https://mezcal.report/r/se-busca-mezcal-reposado2022-12-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/se-busca-mezcal-reposado.jpgSe Busca Mezcal ReposadoReposado at 40%. A category of diminishing returns https://mezcal.report/r/sotoleros-lupe-ensamble2022-12-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotoleros-lupe-ensamble.pngSotoleros Lupe EnsambleAngustifolia, Shrevei, and sotol – Lupe's three-way https://mezcal.report/r/el-samaritano-tepeztate2022-12-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-samaritano-tepeztate.jpgEl Samaritano TepeztateTepextate at 45%. Respectable if unambitious, and proof-limited in the category's usual way https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-ensamble-oaxaca2022-12-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-ensamble-oaxaca-jarquin.jpgLamata Ensamble OaxacaOaxaca ensamble – bicuishe, espadín, madrecuishe at 49% – Jarquín running three https://mezcal.report/r/los-nahuales-special-edition-no-32022-11-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-nahuales-special-edition-no-3.jpgLos Nahuales Special Edition No. 3A four-agave ensamble that actually composes https://mezcal.report/r/casa-manglar-tobala2022-11-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casa-manglar-tobala.jpgCasa Manglar TobalaCasa Manglar tobalá at 45%. The range's best, and that's the problem https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-joven2022-11-28monthly0.8 https://mezcal.report/r/palalma-puebla-espadilla-capon2022-11-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palalma-puebla-espadilla-capon.jpgPal'alma Puebla - Espadilla CaponEspadilla capón – Puebla's espadín-cousin, concentrated by the capón cut https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-manso-sahuayo2022-11-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-manso-sahuayo.jpgLa Luna Manso SahuayoManso Sahuayo – cultivated Michoacán at full proof https://mezcal.report/r/vago-colorado-madrecuixe-tobala2022-11-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-colorado-inaugural.jpgVago Colorado Madrecuixe / TobalaThe Vago bottle that misses in a catalog that rarely does https://mezcal.report/r/comunidad-no-22022-11-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/comunidad-no-2-el-lazo.jpgComunidad No. 2El Lazo coyote at 52.69% – Sola de Vega's coyote variant https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-san-luis-xx-aniversario2022-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-san-luis-xx-aniversario.jpgAlipus San Luis XX AniversarioThe XX Aniversario San Luis – Alipus taking its 20-year mark seriously https://mezcal.report/r/marca-negra-espadin2022-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marca-negra-espadin.jpgMarca Negra EspadinMarca Negra espadín at 50%, the commercial reference https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-tequilana-weber2022-11-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-tequilana-weber.jpgPierde Almas Tequilana WeberBlue weber, cooked in a pit – tequila's agave, mezcal's method https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-102022-11-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-10.jpgMezcalero No. 10A flat entry in a series that usually tells a stronger story https://mezcal.report/r/nuestra-soledad-la-compania-ejutla2022-11-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nuestra-soledad-la-compania.jpgNuestra Soledad La Compania EjutlaLa Compañía espadín – a lesser-known village with a respectable expression https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-jabali-santo-martinez-cruz2022-11-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-jabali-santo-martinez-cruz.jpgMaguey Melate Jabali - Santo Martínez CruzSanto Martínez Cruz triple-distills jabalí – an unusual commitment https://mezcal.report/r/viejo-indecente-tepeztate2022-11-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/viejo-indecente-tepeztate.jpgViejo Indecente TepeztateSan Isidro Guishe tepextate at 48%. Honest, structured https://mezcal.report/r/atenco-espadin2022-11-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/atenco-espadin.jpgAtenco EspadinA standard San Juan del Rio espadín https://mezcal.report/r/dos-jaimes-joven2022-11-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dos-jaimes-joven.jpgDos Jaimes JovenThree-agave Dos Jaimes ensamble at 48% – espadín, tepextate, and tobalá in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-pechuga-de-codorniz2022-11-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-pechuga-de-codorniz.jpgRey Campero Pechuga de CodornizQuail-breast pechuga at ~48% – the novel bird, the familiar form https://mezcal.report/r/casta-tribal-espadin2022-11-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casta-tribal-espadin.jpgCasta Tribal EspadinThe Casta Tribal entry espadín at 40% https://mezcal.report/r/mal-de-amor-tobala-cuishe2022-11-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-de-amor-tobala-cuishe.jpgMal de Amor Tobala / CuisheA tobalá-cuishe blend that partially rescues the solo tobalá https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-brocha2022-11-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-brocha.jpgChacolo BrochaBrocha – heritage Jalisco agave, standard proof https://mezcal.report/r/creador-mexicano2022-11-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creador-mexicano.jpgCreador MexicanoMexicano at 49.2% – Creador's reference work https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-tepextate-ramos2022-11-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-tepextate-ramos.jpgMal Bien Tepextate - RamosRamos tepextate at 48.26% – clean, legible, committed https://mezcal.report/r/la-nina-del-mezcal-espadin2022-11-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-nina-del-mezcal-espadin.jpgLa Nina del Mezcal EspadinHouse espadín at 48% – Armando Hernández Lorenzo, proof doing the work https://mezcal.report/r/el-samaritano-madrecuishe2022-11-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-samaritano-madrecuishe.jpgEl Samaritano MadrecuisheMadrecuishe at 47%. The proof is the limit on an agave that asks for more https://mezcal.report/r/el-silencio-espadin2022-10-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-silencio-espadin.jpgEl Silencio EspadinEspadín at 43% – underpowered, under-built, and indifferent to the agave https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-tepextate2022-10-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-tepextate.jpgMal Bien Tepextate - CortesA tepeztate that bets on bitterness https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tepextate-cuixe2022-10-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tepextate-cuixe-flavio-cesar.jpgMaguey Melate Tepextate / CuixeAn ambitious Ocotlán ensamble that mutes both its agaves https://mezcal.report/r/scorpion-reposado2022-10-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/scorpion-reposado.jpgScorpion ReposadoA rested espadín for cocktail use https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-espadin-jabali2022-10-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-espadin-jabali.jpgMezcalosfera Espadin/​JabaliVictor Ramos navigates jabalí's legendary difficulty https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-coyota2022-10-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-coyota.jpgReal Minero CoyotaLyoba in clay, twelve years in the ground, 52.8% in the glass https://mezcal.report/r/el-yope-cuixe2022-10-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-yope-cuixe.jpgEl Yope CuixeCuishe at 46% – Guerrero karwinskii bottled at proof the agave actually wants https://mezcal.report/r/espiritu-lauro-anejo2022-10-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/espiritu-lauro-anejo.jpgEspíritu Lauro AnejoAñejo at 40% – the aging can't save the low proof https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-san-juan-xx-aniversario-tepeztate-tobala-sierra-negra2022-10-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-san-juan-xx-aniversario.jpgAlipus San Juan XX Aniversario Tepeztate, Tobala, Sierra NegraThree-agave San Juan del Rio ensamble – less common than San Luis or San Baltazar https://mezcal.report/r/chaman-joven2022-10-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chaman-joven.jpgChamán JovenA commercial 40% espadín – unremarkable https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-espadin2022-10-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-espadin.jpgReal Minero EspadinEspadín, given the Real Minero treatment – no espadín should be this serious https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-mexicano-bicuixe-y-tobaxiche-amarillo2022-10-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-mexicano-bicuixe-y-tobaxiche-amarillo.jpgGusto Historico Mexicano, Bicuixe, y Tobaxiche AmarilloMexicano, bicuishe, tobaxiche amarillo – Juan Garcia's three-agave karwinskii-heavy ensamble https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-san-pablo-ameyaltepec2022-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-san-pablo-ameyaltepec.jpgDel Maguey San Pablo AmeyaltepecPizorra-tobalá ensamble from a village most drinkers haven't heard of https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadin-lidia-hernandez-hernandez2022-10-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadin-lidia-hernandez-hernandez.jpgMaguey Melate Espadin - Lidia Hernández HernándezLidia Hernández's espadín – honest, patient, nothing wasted https://mezcal.report/r/el-rey-zapoteco-tobala2022-10-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-rey-zapoteco-tobala.jpgEl Rey Zapoteco TobalaTobalá at 45%. A commercial-friendly tobalá that keeps the agave's aromatics intact https://mezcal.report/r/creyente-tobala2022-10-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creyente-tobala.jpgCreyente TobalaCreyente tobalá at 40% – Diageo's wild-agave attempt https://mezcal.report/r/mala-idea-ensamble2022-10-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-idea-ensamble.jpgMala Idea EnsambleSernas three-agave – espadín, jabalí, tobalá at a friendly proof https://mezcal.report/r/palomo-tobala2022-10-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomo-tobala.jpgPalomo TobalaTobalá at 46% – respectful, if not revelatory https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-cuascomite2022-10-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-sentidos-cuascomite.jpgCinco Sentidos CuascomitePedro Garcia's Chilapa papalote through clay – a Guerrero pickup at 48.9% https://mezcal.report/r/hop-mez2022-10-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hop-mez.jpgHop MezA hop-infused pechuga – experimental, maybe overreaching https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-espadin-felix-ramirez2022-10-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-espadin-felix-ramirez.jpgMal Bien Espadin - Félix RamírezEjutla espadín – softer-spined than its Cortés cousin https://mezcal.report/r/mazot-bacanora-uvalama2022-10-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mazot-bacanora-uvalama.jpgMazot Bacanora UvalamaBacanora infused with a Sonoran wild fruit – and it works https://mezcal.report/r/bruxo-no-4-ensamble2022-10-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bruxo-no-4-ensamble.jpgBruxo No. 4 EnsambleThree-agave ensamble at 46% – a competent middle entry in the numbered Bruxo range https://mezcal.report/r/dos-pasiones-tobala2022-09-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dos-pasiones-tobala.jpgDos Pasiones TobalaTobalá at 45%. A mid-tier tobalá with character intact but texture thin https://mezcal.report/r/sacapalabras-cuishe2022-09-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacapalabras-cuishe.jpgSacapalabras CuisheLalo Ángeles's cuishe – 50% and every point earned https://mezcal.report/r/aguas-mansas-joven2022-09-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/aguas-mansas-joven.jpgAguas Mansas JovenMatatlán espadín at 45%. A cleanly-made commercial joven https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-chancuellar2022-09-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-chancuellar.jpgChacolo ChancuellarChancuellar – another Jalisco vocabulary agave, and a specialty-producer argument for heirloom variety preservation https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadin-chacaleno2022-09-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadin-chacaleno-carlos-angulo-rios.jpgMaguey Melate Espadin ChacaleñoDurango chacaleño espadín – a regional variant at 49% https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-sierra-negra2022-09-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-sierra-negra.jpgMal Bien Sierra NegraRamos sierra negra – americana done at the proof it deserves https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-iberico2022-09-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-iberico.jpgBozal IbéricoBozal Ibérico – their version of the Del Maguey format, using Spanish ham in the still https://mezcal.report/r/fidencio-tepeztate2022-09-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fidencio-tepeztate.jpgFidencio TepeztateTepextate at 48%, competent production in a category with several reference bottles https://mezcal.report/r/verde-momento2022-09-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/verde-momento.jpgVerde MomentoTlacolula espadín from Doroteo Garcia – modest and honest https://mezcal.report/r/marca-negra-cupreata2022-09-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marca-negra-cupreata.jpgMarca Negra CupreataMarca Negra cupreata – Chilapa at full voice, wide distribution https://mezcal.report/r/metiche-492022-09-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/metiche-49.jpgMetiche 49San Luis Potosí salmiana at a proof that honors it https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-212022-09-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-21.jpgMezcalero No. 21Baltazar Cruz's cirial-tepextate-tobalá – the wild trio at 48% https://mezcal.report/r/lagrimas-de-dolores-cenizo2022-09-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lagrimas-de-dolores-joven.jpgLagrimas de Dolores CenizoDurango cenizo joven at 45% – Fabiola Ávila at house strength https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-madre-cuishe2022-09-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-madre-cuishe-silvestre-jimenez-peralta.jpgMaguey Melate Madre CuisheSilvestre Jimenez Peralta – madrecuishe at the 47.4% floor https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-ancho-guerrero2022-09-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyenda-guerrero.jpgLeyendas Ancho (Guerrero)Guerrero ancho – the state bottle that earns its place https://mezcal.report/r/sotoleros-lupe-ensamble-pechuga2022-09-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotoleros-lupe-ensamble-pechuga.jpgSotoleros Lupe Ensamble PechugaSotol-agave pechuga – a format nobody else bothers with https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-papalote-reposado-en-vidrio-gutierrez2022-09-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-papalote-reposado-en-vidrio-gutierrez.jpgMal Bien Papalote Reposado en Vidrio - GutiérrezPapalote aged in glass – oxidation as a producer's tool https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-destilado-en-barro-san-miguel-sola2022-09-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-destilado-en-barro-san-miguel-sola.jpgAlipus Destilado en Barro (San Miguel Sola)Alipus in clay – ensamble from Sola de Vega https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-maguey-mexicano2022-09-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyendas-maguey-mexicano.jpgLeyendas Maguey MexicanoRhodacantha with mineral backbone https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-espadin-y-largo2022-09-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-espadin-largo.jpgReal Minero Espadin y LargoEspadín and largo at 51.6% – Real Minero's simpler sentence https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-cenizo-durango2022-09-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyenda-durango.jpgLeyendas Cenizo (Durango)Durango cenizo at 47% – Ventura Gallegos, the brand's northern entry https://mezcal.report/r/la-higuera-leiophyllum2022-09-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotol-la-higuera-leiophyllum.jpgLa Higuera LeiophyllumLeiophyllum with peaches, bananas, and a meat problem https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-coyote2022-08-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-coyote.jpgPierde Almas CoyoteCoyote from Pierde Almas – a rare agave, scarce and precise https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-pechuga-de-jabali2022-08-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-pechuga-de-jabali.jpgLa Luna Pechuga de JabaliJabalí pechuga at 48.51% – proof that fits the form https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-chino2022-08-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-chino.jpgLa Luna ChinoStraight chino – cupreata's dry alpine cousin https://mezcal.report/r/el-recuerdo-de-oaxaca-joven2022-08-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-recuerdo-de-oaxaca-joven.jpgEl Recuerdo de Oaxaca JovenA commercial Oaxacan joven at 40%, the airport-bar staple, dressed in tradition packaging but built for mass distribution https://mezcal.report/r/el-rey-zapoteco-espadin2022-08-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-rey-zapoteco-espadin.jpgEl Rey Zapoteco EspadinEspadín at 45%. The entry El Rey Zapoteco and a standard Matatlán reference bottle https://mezcal.report/r/la-tierra-de-acre-espadin2022-08-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-tierra-de-acre-espadin.jpgLa Tierra de Acre EspadinDurango espadín at 45%, the northern state's espadín experiment, mixed result https://mezcal.report/r/grulani-tobala2022-08-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grulani-tobala.jpgGrulani TobalaGuélavila tobalá – drier, cleaner, less candy https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-arroqueno2022-08-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-a-dios-arroqueno.jpgGracias a Dios ArroqueñoA commercial arroqueño where the agave still gets to speak https://mezcal.report/r/burrito-fiestero-castilla2022-08-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/burrito-fiestero-castilla.jpgBurrito Fiestero CastillaDurango castilla at 50%, a northern take on an agave Oaxaca usually owns https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cucharillo-hermogenes-vasquez-garcia2022-08-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cucharillo-hermogenes-vasquez-garcia.jpgMaguey Melate Cucharillo - Hermogenes Vasquez GarciaMiahuatlán cucharillo at 47.1%. Drier, more argumentative https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tobala-jaime-moreles-aquino2022-08-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tobala-jaime-moreles-aquino.jpgMaguey Melate Tobala - Jaime Moreles AquinoA clay-pot tobalá under the proof it needs https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-papalote2022-08-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-papalote-delfino-tobon-mejia.jpg5 Sentidos PapaloteDelfino Tobón Mejía's papalote – named-maestro 5 Sentidos at reference caliber https://mezcal.report/r/nosotros-mezcal2022-08-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nosotros-mezcal.jpgNosotros MezcalDon Beto Ortiz in the mid-range, legible but slightly hedged https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-12022-08-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-1.jpgMezcalero Special Bottling No. 1Alberto Ortiz's madrecuishe at 50%. The special-bottling thesis https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-reposado2022-08-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-reposado-pedro-santiago-martinez.jpgMaguey Melate ReposadoA reposado that asks why espadín needed the barrel https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-arroqueno2022-08-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-arroqueno.jpgRey Campero ArroquenoCandelaria Yegole arroqueño – small batches, sturdy build https://mezcal.report/r/memorable-tobasiche2022-08-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/memorable-tobasiche.jpgMemorable TobasicheTobaziche in Bustamante's hands – the tall, austere karwinskii https://mezcal.report/r/los-javis-reposado2022-08-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-javis-reposado.jpgLos Javis ReposadoA reposado can't rescue an underproofed base https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-tobaxiche2022-08-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-tobaxiche.jpgMal Bien Tobaxiche54% tobaxiche is a kind of declaration https://mezcal.report/r/sotoleros-lalo-and-nando2022-08-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotoleros-lalo-and-nando.pngSotoleros Lalo and NandoChorreras Red Label – master-and-apprentice at the still https://mezcal.report/r/los-danzantes-los-nahuales-pechuga2022-07-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-danzantes-los-nahuales-pechuga.jpgLos Danzantes (Los Nahuales) PechugaA pechuga that actually transforms its base https://mezcal.report/r/koch-madrecuishe2022-07-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-madrecuishe.jpgKoch MadrecuisheMadrecuishe at the accessible end – a gateway bottle for a demanding agave https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-espadin2022-07-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-espadin.jpgPierde Almas EspadinPierde Almas' entry – more serious than the price tier suggests https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-bicuixe-santos2022-07-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-bicuixe-santos.jpgGusto Historico Bicuixe - SantosEusebio Santos bicuishe – copper clarity, karwinskii bones https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-22022-07-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-2.jpgMezcalero No. 2Cosme Hernandez with espadín, tepextate, and tobalá – a big chord https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-pulquero2022-07-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-pulquero.jpgDixeebe PulqueroPulquero americana at 51%, a pulque agave distilled https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-madrecuixe-puntas2022-07-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-madrecuixe-puntas-cortes.jpgMal Bien Madrecuixe PuntasMadrecuishe at puntas strength – the agave's weight without apology https://mezcal.report/r/origen-raiz-espadin-chacaleno2022-07-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/origen-raiz-espadin-chacaleno.jpgOrigen Raiz Espadin ChacaleñoChacaleño – Durango's local espadín variant, rendered honestly https://mezcal.report/r/olla-de-miel-anejo2022-07-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/olla-de-miel-anejo.pngOlla de Miel AnejoAnother espadín añejo in a category that keeps missing the point https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-quiote-de-alto2022-07-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-quiote-de-alto.jpgMal Bien Quiote de AltoMichoacán alto – inaequidens from the quiote, no less https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-san-baltazar2022-07-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-san-baltazar.jpgAlipus San BaltazarStandard San Baltazar Alipus at 48%. A village espadín with the village's characteristic profile https://mezcal.report/r/mal-de-amor-tobala2022-07-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-de-amor-tobala.jpgMal de Amor TobalaMatatlán tobalá at 45% – potatorum without much drive https://mezcal.report/r/scorpion-silver2022-07-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/scorpion-silver.jpgScorpion SilverA 40% blanco from a brand that can do better https://mezcal.report/r/grulani-tepeztate2022-07-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grulani-tepeztate.jpgGrulani TepeztateTepextate at 46% – exactly the proof the agave needs https://mezcal.report/r/mortal-cupreata2022-07-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mortal-cupreata.jpgMortal CupreataTlalixtac cupreata – a curious choice, a middling result https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-chato2022-07-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-chato.jpgRey Campero ChatoChato – another rare Rey Campero agave, handled with the house's usual discipline https://mezcal.report/r/viejo-indecente-tobala2022-07-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/viejo-indecente-tobala.jpgViejo Indecente TobalaTobalá from the Viejo Indecente bench – mineral, structured, serious https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-pechuga2022-06-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-pechuga.jpgEl Jolgorio PechugaA competent but not category-defining pechuga https://mezcal.report/r/grand-artesanal-jean-marc-tepextate2022-06-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grand-artesanal-jean-marc-tepextate.jpgGrand Artesanal Jean-Marc TepextateTepextate at 45%. The underproof tax, again https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tobaziche-tio-pedro2022-06-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tobaziche-tio-pedro.jpg5 Sentidos Tobaziche - Tio PedroTio Pedro's solo tobaziche from the Minas clay pot – the karwinskii done cleanly https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-san-juan2022-06-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-san-juan.jpgAlipus San JuanStandard San Juan del Rio Alipus at 42% – the range's underwhelming entry, and a commercial compromise https://mezcal.report/r/rayu-ensamble2022-06-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rayu-ensamble.jpgRayu EnsambleRayu espadín-jabalí-madrecuishe at 44%. Ambitious recipe, modest proof https://mezcal.report/r/vago-espadin-joel-barriga2022-06-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-espadin-joel-barriga.jpgVago Espadin - Joel BarrigaJoel Barriga's Hacienda Tapanala espadín – the counterpoint to Miahuatlán https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-cuixe2022-06-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-cuixe.jpgBozal CuixeA mid-tier cuishe – standard Bozal discipline applied to the karwinskii family https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-tobala2022-06-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-tobala.jpgPierde Almas TobalaA mid-tier tobalá that doesn't quite clear the bar https://mezcal.report/r/mal-de-amor-tepextate-cuishe2022-06-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-de-amor-tepextate-cuishe.jpgMal de Amor Tepextate / CuisheMatatlán tepextate-cuishe – a blend that finds its footing https://mezcal.report/r/madre-espadin2022-06-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/madre-espadin.jpgMadre EspadinThe bottle Madre puts on restaurant lists – and the reason to skip it https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-xx-san-andres-aniversario-madrecuishe2022-06-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-xx-san-andres-aniversario-don-valente-angel.jpgAlipus XX San Andres Aniversario MadrecuisheDon Valente Ángel's XX madrecuishe – a serious individual-maestro Alipus https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-132022-06-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-13.jpgMezcalero No. 13Tepextate + tobalá ensamble – a pairing with natural affinity https://mezcal.report/r/papa-rey-espadin2022-06-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/papa-rey-espadin.jpgPapá Rey EspadinPapa Rey espadín at 40% – straightforward mid-tier Oaxacan production running at conventional commercial proof for shelf distribution https://mezcal.report/r/salvacion-tobala2022-06-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvacion-tobala.jpgSalvación TobalaAnonymous tobalá – the category's middle distance https://mezcal.report/r/cat-anejo2022-06-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cat-anejo.jpgCat AnejoConsensus 0.5 – the community isn't wrong https://mezcal.report/r/pluma-negra-espadin-402022-06-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pluma-negra-espadin-40.jpgPluma Negra Espadin 40%Pluma Negra at 40%. The proof is doing too little https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-tobala2022-06-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-tobala.jpgPalenqueros Tobala - Baltazar CruzHouse tobalá at 48.5%. Concentrated and legibly potatorum https://mezcal.report/r/erstwhile-espadin2022-05-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/erstwhile-espadin.jpgErstwhile EspadinStandard Erstwhile espadín at 48-49% – the dependable mid-tier bottle, the baseline the rest of the range compares against https://mezcal.report/r/nucano-joven2022-05-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nucano-joven.jpgNucano JovenNucano's entry espadín is where the house makes sense https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-grandes-leyendas2022-05-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyenda-grandes-leyendas.jpgLeyendas Grandes LeyendasA tribute line that lets the elder maestros speak https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tobasiche-barril2022-05-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tobasiche-barril-gregorio-hernandez.jpgMaguey Melate Tobasiche / BarrilGregorio Hernández at 61.3% – karwinskii without armor https://mezcal.report/r/tosba-tobala2022-05-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tosba-tobala.jpgTosba TobalaTosba's tobalá is the quietest bottle in the house https://mezcal.report/r/todos-santos-mezcaleros-arroqueno2022-05-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/todos-santos-mezcaleros-arroqueno.jpgTodos Santos Mezcaleros ArroqueñoTodos Santos Mezcaleros' arroqueño at 55% – Jolgorio's high-proof collaboration line at its most persuasive https://mezcal.report/r/amaras-cupreata2022-05-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/amaras-cupreatra.jpgAmaras CupreataAmaras' cupreata – cleaner than the Logia line's entry but less distinctive than the cenizo https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-papalote2022-05-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-papalote-sonido.jpgCuentacuentos PapaloteSonido's papalote at 49.63% – another strong Cuentacuentos Guerrero, and a high-proof release worth tracking https://mezcal.report/r/salvadores-tepeztate2022-05-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvadores-tepeztate.jpgSalvadores TepeztateTepextate at 48 – the minimum the agave demands https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-pechuga2022-05-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-pechuga.jpgPescador de Sueños PechugaClay-pot pechuga from a producer who doesn't hurry https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-pichomel2022-05-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-pichomel.jpgEl Destilado PichomelPuebla marmorata – the bottle for people who already blew through their tepextate budget https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-262022-05-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-26.jpgMezcalero No. 26Valente Angel García on arroqueño – the Mezcalero high-water mark https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-ancestral-arroqueno2022-05-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-ancestral-arroqueno.jpgMacurichos Ancestral ArroqueñoClay-pot arroqueño at 55%. Ancestral method, full proof https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-92022-05-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-9.jpgMezcalero No. 9Three-maestro arroqueño at a variable spec – the weak Mezcalero https://mezcal.report/r/san-bartolo-espadin2022-05-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/san-bartolo-espadin.jpgSan Bartolo EspadinValentín Martínez's espadín – clean, proof-honest, regional https://mezcal.report/r/koch-olla-de-barro2022-05-18monthly0.8 https://mezcal.report/r/el-samaritano-mexicano2022-05-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-samaritano-mexicano.jpgEl Samaritano MexicanoMexicano at 45% – El Samaritano's best wild-agave bottling and the reason to track the range https://mezcal.report/r/lejana-y-sola-ensamble2022-05-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lejana-y-sola-ensamble.jpgLejana y Sola EnsambleCuishe-espadín ensamble at 42% – an attempted wild-cultivated blend undersold on proof https://mezcal.report/r/zignum-anejo2022-05-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/zignum-anejo.jpgZignum AnejoAñejo mezcal from a house that doesn't believe in proof https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-192022-05-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-19.jpgMezcalero No. 19Cirial and espadín – Baltazar Cruz's uncommon karwinskii blend https://mezcal.report/r/la-maliciosa-ensamble2022-05-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-maliciosa-ensamble.jpgLa Maliciosa EnsambleFour-agave Matatlán ensamble – Celso at full range https://mezcal.report/r/animas-papalometl2022-05-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/animas-papalometl.jpgÁnimas PapalometlÁnimas's Mixteca single – Silacayoapam's papalometl at a reasonable proof https://mezcal.report/r/sombra-repose2022-05-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sombra-repose.jpgSombra ReposéBordeaux barrels on espadín – a well-meaning mistake https://mezcal.report/r/los-amantes-reposado2022-05-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-amantes-reposado.jpgLos Amantes ReposadoThe Joven with a light oak nap – neither better nor worse, just different https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-santo-domingo-albarradas2022-05-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-santo-domingo-albarradas.jpgDel Maguey Santo Domingo AlbarradasSanto Domingo Albarradas espadín – Espiridion Morales Luis, 48% https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-papalometl-david-rivera-herrera2022-05-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-papalometl-david-rivera-herrera.jpgMaguey Melate Papalometl - David Rivera HerreraSanta Maria Ixcatlan papalometl – David Rivera Herrera keeps Ixcateco methods https://mezcal.report/r/vago-sierra-negra2022-05-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-sierra-negra.jpgVago Sierra NegraAquilino's sierra negra – the agave at full dignity https://mezcal.report/r/el-rey-zapoteco-reposado2022-05-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-rey-zapoteco-reposado.jpgEl Rey Zapoteco ReposadoReposado at 40-45% – commercial aging added to a commercial-tier base that can't carry it https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-puntas-de-tepextate-tobala-y-espadin2022-05-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-puntas-de-tepextate-tobala-y-espadin.jpgGusto Historico Puntas de Tepextate, Tobala, y EspadinSan Luis del Río puntas – tepextate-led, less disciplined https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-cuishe-coyote2022-05-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-cuishe-coyote.jpgSin Gusano Cuishe & CoyoteMiahuatlán karwinskii ensamble – refrescador still, double payoff https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-celso-garcia-cruz2022-04-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-celso-garcia-cruz.jpgNETA Espadin - Celso Garcia CruzCelso García Cruz's espadín at 47.2% – Miahuatlán baseline done right https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-cuish2022-04-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-cuish.jpgCuish CuishThe brand's namesake, from Francisco García León https://mezcal.report/r/burrito-fiestero-tepemete2022-04-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/burrito-fiestero-tepemete.jpgBurrito Fiestero TepemeteTepemete – a Durango agave you probably haven't tried, and another vocabulary lesson in the Burrito Fiestero range https://mezcal.report/r/reyes-y-cobardes-cupreata2022-04-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/reyes-y-cobardes-cupreata.jpgReyes y Cobardes CupreataGuerrero cupreata at 41.5%, the right agave, the wrong proof https://mezcal.report/r/don-amado-arroqueno2022-04-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-amado-arroqueno.jpgDon Amado ArroquenoArroqueño at 46%, the proof undersells the agave's natural density https://mezcal.report/r/se-busca-mezcal-anejo2022-04-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/se-busca-mezcal-anejo.jpgSe Busca Mezcal AñejoThe López Sosa family añejo – quiet and clean https://mezcal.report/r/riquezas-de-oaxaca-espadin2022-04-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/riquezas-de-oaxaca-espadin.jpgRiquezas de Oaxaca EspadinEnrique Hernández's espadín – steady but soft-spoken https://mezcal.report/r/alacran-joven2022-04-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alacran-joven.jpgAlacrán JovenCommercial Matatlán espadín, competently made, instantly forgettable https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-borrego2022-04-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-borrego-sonido.jpgMal Bien BorregoPapalote labeled 'borrego' – one of Mal Bien's specialty bottlings from Antonio Sonido https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cucharillo-agustin-guendulain-maya2022-04-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cucharillo-agustin-guendulain-maya.jpgMaguey Melate Cucharillo - Agustin Guendulain MayaCucharillo – a dasylirion that reads softer than sotol should https://mezcal.report/r/erstwhile-tobala2022-04-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/erstwhile-tobala.jpgErstwhile TobaláStandard tobalá at 44% – the proof undersells the agave, which is the range's recurring pattern https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-azul-telcruz2022-04-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-azul-telcruz.jpgChacolo Azul TelcruzAzul Telcruz – a heritage blue-agave variant from Jalisco https://mezcal.report/r/tio-pesca-coyote2022-04-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tio-pesca-coyote.jpgTio Pesca CoyoteSola de Vega coyote – karwinskii in its house style https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-arroqueno-madre-cuixe-bicuixe2022-04-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-arroqueno-madre-cuixe-bicuixe.jpgMaguey Melate Arroqueño / Madre Cuixe / BicuixeAgustin Guendulain's three-agave ensamble – busier than it needs to be https://mezcal.report/r/derrumbes-tamaulipas2022-04-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/derrumbes-tamaulipas.jpgDerrumbes TamaulipasTamaulipas amole + funkiana – the Derrumbes bottle that fills in the geography https://mezcal.report/r/donaji-ensamble2022-04-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/donaji-ensamble.jpgDonaji EnsambleCuishe-espadín ensamble at 46%. A two-agave commercial ensamble at appropriate proof https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-castilla2022-04-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-castilla.jpgRey Campero CastillaCastilla is one of the less-discussed wild agaves. Rey Campero makes the case https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-cupreata2022-04-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-ensamble.jpgLa Luna CupreataStraight azul ensamble – a cleaner Michoacán reading https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-verde2022-04-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-verde.jpgMal Bien VerdeRamos verde at 52% – rhodacantha in a higher voice https://mezcal.report/r/siempre-oaxaca-espadin-tobala2022-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siempre-oaxaca-espadin-tobala.jpgSiempre Oaxaca Espadin / TobalaAn espadín-tobalá blend that splits the difference honestly https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-blanco2022-04-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-blanco.jpg5 Sentidos BlancoIsaac Cruz's blanco in clay and copper – a Lachiguiri curiosity that earns its spot https://mezcal.report/r/la-nina-del-mezcal-primario2022-04-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-nina-del-mezcal-primario.jpgLa Nina del Mezcal PrimarioEntry espadín at 40% – La Niña's well-pour line at minimum-proof https://mezcal.report/r/donaji-mexicano2022-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/donaji-mexicano.jpgDonaji MexicanoDonaji mexicano at 46%. The range's most interesting bottle and the one that justifies the label https://mezcal.report/r/los-nahuales-still-proof-tobala2022-03-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-nahuales-still-proof-tobala.jpgLos Nahuales "Still Proof" TobalaStill proof tobalá – structurally right, aromatically overwhelmed https://mezcal.report/r/complice-cuishe2022-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-cuishe.jpgCómplice CuisheSanta Maria Albarradas cuishe at real proof https://mezcal.report/r/revel-avila-anejo2022-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/revel-avila-anejo.jpgRevel Avila AnejoA Morelos steamed-and-smoked add-mix at 48%. The agave spirit category's identity crisis in a bottle https://mezcal.report/r/la-maliciosa-reposado2022-03-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-maliciosa-reposado.jpgLa Maliciosa ReposadoOak-aged espadín at 42%, barrel does the talking, agave watches https://mezcal.report/r/sotoleros-romel-lechuguilla2022-03-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotoleros-romel-lechuguilla.pngSotoleros Romel LechuguillaStone-vat fermentation, stainless steel, mallet crush – the ancestral kit https://mezcal.report/r/pistolero-pechuga-de-short-rib2022-03-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pistolero-pechuga-de-short-rib.jpgPistolero Pechuga de Short RibWagyu short-rib pechuga – the stunt that worked https://mezcal.report/r/metiche-joven2022-03-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/metiche-joven.jpgMetiche JovenSalmiana at 40%, the agave with the sound turned off https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-bicuixe-don-margarito2022-03-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-bicuixe-don-margarito.jpgMezcalosfera Bicuixe - Don MargaritoMargarito Cortés solo on bicuishe – clean and precise https://mezcal.report/r/vago-pechuga-en-barro2022-03-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-pechuga-en-barro.jpgVago Pechuga en BarroClay-pot pechuga from Tío Rey – weight meeting method https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-espadin-mexicano2022-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-espadin-mexicano.jpgCuish Espadín-MexicanoAn espadín-mexicano blend that loses both https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-madrecuixe-bicuixe-espadin2022-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-madrecuixe-bicuixe-espadin.jpgMezcalosfera Madrecuixe/ Bicuixe/ EspadinEmanuel Ramos's three-agave ensamble – karwinskii-forward https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-242022-03-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-24.jpgMezcalero No. 24Espadín-tepextate – a recurring Mezcalero pairing done well https://mezcal.report/r/nuestra-soledad-san-baltazar2022-03-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nuestra-soledad-san-baltazar.jpgNuestra Soledad San BaltazarThe village-designated espadín that flies under most radars https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-pechuga-de-mole-poblano2022-03-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-pechuga-de-mole-poblano.jpgEl Destilado Pechuga de Mole PoblanoMole poblano pechuga at 52.9% – one of the most ambitious pechugas on the US market, and a thesis on what the format can do at full proof https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-mexicano-cuishe-tepeztate-coyote2022-03-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-mexicano-cuishe-tepeztate-coyote.jpgRey Campero Mexicano + Cuishe + Tepeztate + CoyoteTrue field-blend at 48.4% – 25% each of four wild agaves https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-espadin-alberto-martinez2022-03-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadin-alberto-martinez.jpg5 Sentidos Espadin - Alberto MartinezAlberto Martínez's standard espadín at 47.8% – one of the 5 Sentidos maestros whose bottles reliably impress https://mezcal.report/r/vago-cuixe-emigdio-jarquin-ramirez2022-03-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-cuixe-emigdio-jarquin-ramirez.jpgVago Cuixe - Emigdio Jarquin RamirezCuishe done with Jarquín's structural clarity https://mezcal.report/r/memorable-espadin2022-03-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/memorable-espadin.jpgMemorable EspadinThe espadín that explains why people still care about espadín https://mezcal.report/r/fidencio-pechuga2022-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fidencio-pechuga.jpgFidencio PechugaA mid-priced pechuga that gives up no ground to the premium tier https://mezcal.report/r/siempre-oaxaca-pechuga2022-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siempre-oaxaca-pechuga.jpgSiempre Oaxaca PechugaA pechuga that never transforms the base https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-tobaziche-amatengo2022-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-tobaziche-amatengo.jpgSin Gusano Tobaziche - AmatengoTobaziche at 57%. Copper refrescador, all muscle https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-tobala2022-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-tobala.jpgWahaka TobalaA tobalá at a price that earns a shrug https://mezcal.report/r/sacapalabras-tobasiche-espadin2022-03-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacapalabras-tobasiche-espadin.jpgSacapalabras Tobasiche - EspadinTobaziche-espadín – the workhorse Sacapalabras https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-tobala2022-02-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-tobala-2.jpgBozal TobalaBozal's second tobalá release – mid-tier wild at accessible pricing but short of category reference https://mezcal.report/r/the-lost-explorer-salmiana2022-02-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-lost-explorer-salmiana.jpgThe Lost Explorer SalmianaSalmiana verde – the San Luis Potosí agave in an Oaxacan bottle https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-arroqueno-chucho-poncho-sanchez2022-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-arroqueno-chucho-poncho-sanchez.jpgMal Bien Arroqueño - Chucho + Poncho SánchezAn arroqueño that doesn't land as cleanly as the producer's others https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-papalote-barranca2022-02-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-papalote-barranca.jpgMal Bien Papalote - BarrancaChilapa papalote at 50.3%. The Guerrero reference https://mezcal.report/r/vago-mexicanito-en-barro2022-02-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-mexicanito-en-barro.jpgVago Mexicanito en BarroTío Rey's clay-pot mexicanito – rustic done precisely https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-papalometl-pechuga2022-02-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-papalometl-pechuga-martinez.jpgMaguey Melate Papalometl PechugaJose Erubiel Mota Martinez – papalometl pechuga, the base release https://mezcal.report/r/elenita-pineapple-jalapeno2022-02-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/elenita-pineapple-jalapeno.jpgElenita Pineapple JalapeñoPineapple-jalapeño canned cocktail at 5% – sweet-heat summer format with mezcal as an accent note https://mezcal.report/r/yuu-baal-pechuga2022-02-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuu-baal-pechuga.jpgYuu Baal PechugaA pechuga that plays it cautious https://mezcal.report/r/picaflor-espadin2022-02-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/picaflor-espadin.jpgPicaflor EspadinDecent entry-level espadín at real-but-modest proof https://mezcal.report/r/siempre-oaxaca-cirial2022-02-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siempre-oaxaca-cirial.jpgSiempre Oaxaca CirialEjutla cirial – the under-poured karwinskii done fairly https://mezcal.report/r/tosba-tepextate2022-02-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tosba-tepextate.jpgTosba TepextateTepextate at the proof the plant deserves https://mezcal.report/r/the-lost-explorer-espadin2022-02-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-lost-explorer-espadin.jpgThe Lost Explorer EspadinCelebrity-brand espadín – the palenque is real, the marketing is louder https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-barril-espadin-coyota-tobala-becuela2022-02-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-barril-espadin-coyota-tobala-becuela.jpgReal Minero Barril, Espadin, Coyota, Tobala, BecuelaFive agaves, one clay pot, seventeen months in glass – the Real Minero argument in a single bottle https://mezcal.report/r/la-maliciosa-pechuga2022-02-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-maliciosa-pechuga.jpgLa Maliciosa PechugaLa Maliciosa pechuga – classic form, clean execution https://mezcal.report/r/atenco-pechuga2022-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/atenco-pechuga.jpgAtenco PechugaPechuga from Atenco – a mid-tier producer reaching for format https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-tepextate2022-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-tepextate.jpgPescador de Sueños TepextateTepextate at 50.24% – Isaias Martinez, undersell nowhere https://mezcal.report/r/luneta-mexicano2022-02-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luneta-mexicano-berta-vasquez.jpgLuneta MexicanoBerta Vasquez's mexicano – rhodacantha with a light hand https://mezcal.report/r/banhez-cuishe2022-02-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/banhez-cuishe.jpgBanhez CuisheBanhez's cuishe – the producer doing wild-agave work at cooperative prices https://mezcal.report/r/los-cuerudos-reposado2022-01-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-cuerudos-reposado.jpgLos Cuerudos ReposadoA reposado espadín that actually earns the rest https://mezcal.report/r/la-medida-espadin2022-01-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-medida-espadin.jpgLa Medida EspadinQuiatoni/Guélavila espadín – two villages, two maestros, steady everyday bottle https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobaziche2022-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobaziche.jpgRezpiral TobazicheThe anonymous Rezpiral – the one to skip https://mezcal.report/r/codigo-1530-artesanal-ensamble2022-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/codigo-1530-artesanal-ensamble.jpgCodigo 1530 Artesanal EnsambleThe celebrity-backed ensamble that plays it safe https://mezcal.report/r/la-medida-madrecuishe2022-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-medida-madrecuishe.jpgLa Medida MadrecuisheSan Luis Amatlán madrecuishe at 46%. The ceiling proof sits just below where this agave wants https://mezcal.report/r/vago-bien-picado2022-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-bien-picado.jpgVago Bien PicadoEspadín-mexicano ensamble from Aquilino – quiet, well-calibrated, long https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-barril-tepextate-espadin2022-01-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-barril-tepextate-espadin-simeon-apolonio.jpgRezpiral Barril / Tepextate / EspadinThree-agave Ramírez ensamble at 48%. Barril grounds, tepextate lifts https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-pechuga-edgar-gonzalez2022-01-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-pechuga-edgar-gonzalez.jpgMaguey Melate Pechuga - Edgar GonzálezEdgar González – San Cristóbal Lachirioag pechuga at 48.4% https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-lechuguilla-sonora-yepiz2022-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-lechuguilla-sonora-yepiz.jpgLamata Lechuguilla Sonora - YépizSonoran lechuguilla at 49.5% – Martín Yépiz's version of the same regional agave https://mezcal.report/r/sotoleros-lupe-lechuguilla2022-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotoleros-lupe-lechuguilla.pngSotoleros Lupe Lechuguilla100% Shrevei – lechuguilla in its purest commercial form https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-reservas-de-la-biosfera2022-01-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyenda-reservas-de-la-biosfera.jpgLeyendas Reservas de la BiosferaA tepextate ensamble with a conservation brief https://mezcal.report/r/koch-espadin-artesanal2022-01-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-espadin.jpgKoch Espadin ArtesanalKoch's baseline – better than most bar espadíns, priced like a handshake https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-252022-01-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-25.jpgMezcalero No. 25Cirilo and Cosme Hernandez on tobalá – the quintessential wild https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-182022-01-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-18.jpgMezcalero No. 18A four-agave ensamble that tries to do more than four agaves usually allow https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-delfino-sozimo-jarquin2022-01-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-delfino-sozimo-jarquin.jpgNETA Espadín - Delfino & Sozimo JarquínA high-proof espadín from one of NETA's regular maestros https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-tepeztate2022-01-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-tepeztate.jpgLalocura TepeztateTepeztate with a drier spine than the Jolgorio benchmark https://mezcal.report/r/complice-reserva-especial2022-01-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-reserva-especial.jpgCómplice Reserva EspecialExtra añejo espadín at 39%. Both knobs turned the wrong way https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tobala-abel-quiroz2022-01-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tobala-abel-quiroz.jpgMaguey Melate Tobala - Abel QuirozSola de Vega tobalá, cleanly drawn but quietly spoken https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-wild-tepextate2021-12-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-wild-tepextate.jpgDel Maguey Wild TepextateSanta Maria Albarradas tepextate at 45%, the Wild catalog's highlight https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-cenizo-a-karwinskii2021-12-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-cenizo.jpgEl Jolgorio Cenizo (A. Karwinskii)Durango cenizo in the Jolgorio voice – weighty and precise https://mezcal.report/r/marca-negra-arroqueno2021-12-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marca-negra-arroqueno.jpgMarca Negra ArroquenoMarca Negra arroqueño – the commercially distributed reference https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-chino2021-12-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-chino.jpg5 Sentidos ChinoChino at 45.1% – 5 Sentidos doing SLP agave, and a rare bottling of a San Luis Potosí variety https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-arroqueno2021-12-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-arroqueno.jpgPescador de Sueños ArroquenoArroqueño at 48%. Legible, if a step below the reference bottles https://mezcal.report/r/los-danzantes-los-nahuales-tobala2021-12-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-danzantes-tobala.jpgLos Danzantes (Los Nahuales) TobalaA distributor-brand tobalá that does the agave justice https://mezcal.report/r/oax-original-tobala2021-12-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/oax-original-tobala.jpgOAX Original TobaláTobalá proofed where it can breathe, produced where it should be https://mezcal.report/r/tio-pesca-arroqueno2021-12-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tio-pesca-arroqueno.jpgTio Pesca ArroquenoSola de Vega arroqueño at 47% – Fernando Mitra's wild-agave bottle https://mezcal.report/r/miel-de-tierra-joven2021-12-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/miel-de-tierra-joven.jpgMiel de Tierra JovenSame Teresa, same 40% ceiling, same muted outcome https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-mexicano-verde2021-12-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-mexicano-verde-cortes.jpgMal Bien Mexicano VerdeCortés Mexicano Verde at 49.74% – rhodacantha done right https://mezcal.report/r/revel-avila-blanco2021-12-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/revel-avila-blanco.jpgRevel Avila BlancoA 40% Morelos hybrid spirit that tastes like a compromise https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-espadin2021-12-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-dios-espadin.jpgGracias a Dios EspadinThe ubiquitous GaD espadín – fine, forgettable, everywhere https://mezcal.report/r/grand-artesanal-jean-marc-espadin2021-12-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grand-artesanal-jean-marc-espadin.jpgGrand Artesanal Jean-Marc EspadinMatatlán espadín in designer packaging – the liquid is ordinary https://mezcal.report/r/burrito-fiestero-cenizo2021-12-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/burrito-fiestero-joven.jpgBurrito Fiestero CenizoThe Burrito Fiestero entry – cenizo at 42%, a sensible Durango introduction at accessible proof https://mezcal.report/r/burrito-fiestero-masparillo2021-12-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/burrito-fiestero-masparillo.jpgBurrito Fiestero MasparilloMasparillo at 50.2%. Another Durango rarity from a range that specializes in them https://mezcal.report/r/picaflor-espadin-madrecuishe2021-12-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/picaflor-espadin-madrecuishe.jpgPicaflor Espadin / MadrecuisheEspadín-madrecuishe ensamble that lets the karwinskii lead https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-cuishe-jabali2021-12-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-cuishe-jabali.jpgRey Campero Cuishe + JabaliCuishe and jabalí at 50.1%. The pairing that almost works https://mezcal.report/r/agave-macho-espadin-cuishe-reposado2021-12-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-macho-espadin-cuishe-reposado.jpgAgave Macho Espadin-Cuishe ReposadoReposado version of the same ensamble – aging adds nothing https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-arroqueno-rosario-angeles-vasquez2021-12-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-arroqueno-rosario-angeles-vasquez.jpgMaguey Melate Arroqueno - Rosario Ángeles VasquézRosario Ángeles Vasquéz renders Minas clay-pot arroqueño with patience https://mezcal.report/r/santo-cuviso-uvalama2021-12-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/santo-cuviso-uvalama.jpgSanto Cuviso UvalamaUvalama-infused pacífica – a novelty that lands https://mezcal.report/r/nucano-cuishe2021-12-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nucano-cuishe.jpgNucano CuisheKarwinskii at 47% that still reads undercooked https://mezcal.report/r/nucano-anejo2021-12-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nucano-anejo.jpgNucano AnejoMezcal añejo as a category remains a mistake, and this doesn't argue otherwise https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobasiche2021-12-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobasiche-simeon-apolonio.jpgRezpiral TobasicheTwo mezcaleros, one tobaziche, 50% – a family record https://mezcal.report/r/mitre-origen2021-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mitre-origen.jpgMitre Origen37.5% mezcal exists for shelf tags, not for drinking https://mezcal.report/r/rio-revuelto-espadin2021-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rio-revuelto-espadin.jpgRio Revuelto EspadinVirgilio Velasco's espadín – honest at 45 https://mezcal.report/r/la-higuera-wheeleri2021-12-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sotol-la-higuera-wheeleri.jpgLa Higuera WheeleriWheeleri – the herbal-and-fruit sotol species, cleanly rendered https://mezcal.report/r/mexicat-joven2021-12-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mexicat-joven.jpgMexicat JovenZacatecas blue agave mezcal – the regional surprise kept too quiet https://mezcal.report/r/el-buho-especial-puro-capon2021-12-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-buho-puro-capon.jpgEl Buho Especial Puro CapónCapón espadín at 47%, quiote-cut espadín concentrated into wild-agave territory https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-joven2021-12-01monthly0.8 https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-152021-11-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-15.jpgMezcalero No. 15Sierra Negra from San Luis del Rio – textured and exact https://mezcal.report/r/la-tierra-de-acre-tepeztate2021-11-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-tierra-de-acre-tepeztate.jpgLa Tierra de Acre TepeztateDurango tepextate at 45% – Honorato Cruz Molina running a southern agave up north https://mezcal.report/r/sacacuento-joven2021-11-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacacuento-joven.jpgSacacuento JovenA clean joven that earns its shelf space https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tepextate-marta-and-isaac-garcia2021-11-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tepextate-marta-and-isaac-garcia.jpgMaguey Melate Tepextate - Marta and Isaac GarcíaA family tepextate that earns its place without stealing the night https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-crema-de-mezcal2021-11-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-crema-de-mezcal.jpgDel Maguey Crema de MezcalA sweetened mezcal that solves a problem no one has https://mezcal.report/r/mestizo-joven2021-11-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mestizo-joven.jpgMestizo JovenCorrect and thin – the 40% espadín problem in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/lamata-cenizo-durango2021-11-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lamata-cenizo-durango.jpgLamata Cenizo DurangoDurango cenizo at 50% – Lamata's house northern workhorse https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-espadin-artesanal2021-11-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-espadin-artesanal.jpgCuentacuentos Espadin ArtesanalSerafín's espadín at proof – the workhorse done right https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-pechuga-rodrigo-martinez-mendez2021-11-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-pechuga-rodrigo-martinez-mendez.jpgMaguey Melate Pechuga - Rodrigo Martinez MendezRodrigo Martínez Méndez – the standing pechuga from San Baltazar Guelavila https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin-jabalin2021-11-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin-jabalin.jpgNETA Espadín + JabalínEspadín plus jabalí at 48.1% – Ramón and Wilfredo García tag-team https://mezcal.report/r/derrumbes-san-luis-potosi2021-11-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/derrumbes-san-luis-potosi.jpgDerrumbes San Luis PotosiSLP salmiana – a bottle that tastes like nothing else in the category https://mezcal.report/r/chango-loco-juan2021-11-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chango-loco-juan.jpgChango Loco JuanMadrecuishe at 48% – a solid single-variety release https://mezcal.report/r/senorio-anejo2021-11-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/senorio-anejo.jpgSeñorío AñejoAn añejo in name only https://mezcal.report/r/luminar-joven2021-11-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luminar-joven.jpgLuminar JovenThe shelf example of what happens when the only goal is price https://mezcal.report/r/noble-coyote-espadin2021-11-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-coyote-espadin.jpgNoble Coyote EspadinMatatlán espadín at 48% – the Noble Coyote baseline https://mezcal.report/r/veras-reposado2021-11-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/veras-reposado.jpgVerás ReposadoA reposado that surprises by not being terrible https://mezcal.report/r/casa-volador-damiana2021-11-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casa-volador-damiana.jpgCasa Volador DamianaDamiana-infused Durango cenizo – another commercial take on the category https://mezcal.report/r/sacrificio-anejo2021-11-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacrificio-anejo.jpgSacrificio AnejoAn añejo built for the bottom shelf https://mezcal.report/r/mitre-3-magueyes2021-11-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mitre-3-magueyes.jpgMitre 3 MagueyesDon Tacho's espadín-jabalí-tepextate, held back by the bottom of the lineup https://mezcal.report/r/marca-negra-sanmartin2021-11-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marca-negra-sanmartin.jpgMarca Negra SanmartinBasilio Pacheco's san martinero – a karwinskii on the shelf https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-santa-ana-xx-aniversario2021-11-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-santa-ana-xx-aniversario.jpgAlipus Santa Ana XX AniversarioSanta Ana XX Aniversario – three-agave village anniversary release with the range's better-than-usual discipline https://mezcal.report/r/creyente-joven2021-11-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/creyente-joven.jpgCreyente JovenDiageo bought the recipe. They forgot to buy the character https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-tabernas-edicion-ii2021-11-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-tabernas-edicion-ii.jpgLa Venenosa Tabernas Edición IITabernas Edición II chico aguiar at 44.5% – the brand doing Tabernas right https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-san-juan-xx-aniversario2021-11-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-san-juan-xx-aniversario-rodolfo-juan-juarez.jpgAlipus San Juan XX AniversarioRodolfo Juan Juárez's XX Aniversario – a three-agave ensamble that hits the anniversary tier's potential https://mezcal.report/r/casta-tribal-ensamble-1032021-11-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casta-tribal-ensamble-103.jpgCasta Tribal Ensamble 103A three-agave ensamble at 46% – Casta Tribal's more serious tier https://mezcal.report/r/luminar-anejo2021-10-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luminar-anejo.jpgLuminar AñejoAged blue agave that erases what little it has https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-tepextate-sergio-juarez2021-10-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-tepextate-sergio-juarez.jpg5 Sentidos Tepextate - Sergio JuarezSergio Juarez's tepextate at 45% – one of those under-proofed classics https://mezcal.report/r/siembra-metl-don-mateo-cupreata2021-10-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siembra-metl-don-mateo-cupreata.jpgSiembra Metl Don Mateo CupreataMichoacán cupreata – another category edge Siembra Metl keeps quietly filling in https://mezcal.report/r/la-jicarita-tepeztate2021-10-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-jicarita-tepeztate.jpgLa Jicarita TepeztateMatatlán tepextate at 46% – the usual proof ceiling https://mezcal.report/r/complice-anejo2021-10-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-anejo.jpgCómplice AñejoAñejo espadín that buries what made it interesting https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-bruto2021-10-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-bruto.jpgLa Luna BrutoMichoacán bruto – cupreata-family, full volume https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-sierra-volcanes2021-10-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-sierra-volcanes.jpgLa Venenosa Sierra VolcanesSierra Volcanes cenizo at 47% – Jalisco cenizo from volcano country https://mezcal.report/r/diaz-brothers-tobala2021-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/diaz-brothers-tobala.jpgDiaz Brothers TobalaChichicapam tobalá from Fortunato Hernández https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-barril-antonio-martinez2021-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-barril-antonio-martinez.jpgMaguey Melate Barril - Antonio MartinezAntonio 'Conejo' Martínez renders barril in clay at a generous 46.7% https://mezcal.report/r/senorio-reposado2021-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/senorio-reposado.jpgSeñorío ReposadoA reposado that confirms the problem https://mezcal.report/r/burrito-fiestero-cenizo-ancestral2021-10-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/burrito-fiestero-cenizo.jpgBurrito Fiestero Cenizo (Ancestral)High-proof cenizo at 50.2% – Durango at its assertive best, and a direct answer to the commercial cenizos https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-vinata-solar2021-10-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcal-de-leyendas-vinata-solar.jpgLeyendas Vinata SolarDurango cenizo – the north's quiet star bottled honestly https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-belato2021-10-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-belato.jpgCuish BelatoBelato – the sp. agave that makes traders whisper https://mezcal.report/r/maximo-joven2021-10-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maximo-joven.jpgMaximo JovenBar-well espadín made to be mixed, not considered https://mezcal.report/r/la-tierra-de-acre-tobala2021-10-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-tierra-de-acre-tobala.jpgLa Tierra de Acre TobalaDurango tobalá at 45%. Mountain agave in cold high desert https://mezcal.report/r/joyas-oaxaquenas-joven2021-10-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/joyas-oaxaquenas-joven.jpgJoyas Oaxaqueñas JovenA wall-bottle at an airport gift shop https://mezcal.report/r/borroso-javier-mateo2021-09-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/borroso-javier-mateo.jpgBorroso - Javier MateoJavier Mateo's espadín – a mid-tier Matatlán release with inconsistent bottlings across batches https://mezcal.report/r/mil-caminos-espadin2021-09-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mil-caminos-espadin.jpgMil Caminos EspadinZimatlán espadín at 38%, the proof tells you everything https://mezcal.report/r/salvacion-original2021-09-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvacion-original.jpgSalvación OriginalArroqueño-espadín ensamble without a mezcalero on the label https://mezcal.report/r/el-yope-espadin2021-09-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-yope-espadin.jpgEl Yope EspadinGuerrero espadín at 42-46% – El Yope's entry bottle, with proof variability that hits as inconsistency https://mezcal.report/r/diaz-brothers-dark-matter-coffee-pechuga2021-09-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/diaz-brothers-dark-matter-coffee-pechuga.jpgDiaz Brothers Dark Matter Coffee PechugaPechuga redistilled with Chicago coffee – weird and committed https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-bicuixe2021-09-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-bicuixe.jpgMezcalosfera Bicuixe - Don JobBicuishe done as a portrait, not a sketch https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-bicuixe2021-09-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-bicuixe.jpgMal Bien BicuixeCortés-brothers bicuishe with clean karwinskii lines https://mezcal.report/r/mala-idea-cuishe2021-09-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-idea-cuishe.jpgMala Idea CuisheSernas cuishe – a competent karwinskii at honest proof https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-madrecuishe2021-09-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-madrecuixe.jpgEl Jolgorio MadrecuisheA measured madrecuishe – weighty without overweight https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-zacatoro2021-09-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-zacatoro-barranca.jpgMal Bien ZacatoroGuerrero sacatoro at 51.3% – the Barranca brothers at the proof they prefer https://mezcal.report/r/legendario-domingo-oaxaca-espadin2021-09-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/legendario-domingo-espadin.jpgLegendario Domingo Oaxaca EspadinEspadín at 48% – three Velasco mezcaleros on house baseline https://mezcal.report/r/el-pintor-ensamble2021-09-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-pintor-ensamble.jpgEl Pintor EnsambleEnsamble at 41%, below the category's seriousness floor, and demonstrably so https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-san-luis-del-rio-20182021-09-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-san-luis-del-rio-2018.jpgAlipús San Luis del Río 2018Four-agave SLDR ensamble from 2018 – another Alipus vintage https://mezcal.report/r/grulani-lumbre2021-09-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grulani-lumbre.jpgGrulani LumbreLumbre – a small-label agave worth the detour https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-jabali-clay-pot2021-09-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-jabali-clay-pot.jpgRey Campero Jabali (Clay Pot)The jabalí that set the category's benchmark, distilled in clay – even better https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-madrecuixe-cortes2021-09-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-madrecuixe-cortes.jpgMal Bien Madrecuixe - CortesCortés-brothers madrecuishe at 48.82 – clean, dense, uncompromised https://mezcal.report/r/bruxo-no-3-barril2021-09-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bruxo-no-3-barril.jpgBruxo No. 3 BarrilA barril for bartenders who've outgrown Vida https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-espadin-antonio-sonido2021-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-espadin-antonio-sonido.jpgMal Bien Espadin - Antonio SonidoAntonio Sonido's espadín – one of Mal Bien's reference bottlings https://mezcal.report/r/delirio-reposado2021-08-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/delirio-reposado.jpgDelirio ReposadoReposado at 40%. The barrel can't save low-proof espadín https://mezcal.report/r/rancho-tepua-lechuguilla2021-08-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rancho-tepua-lechuguilla.jpgRancho Tepua LechuguillaLechuguilla – the smaller Sonoran agave, Rancho Tepua treating it seriously https://mezcal.report/r/el-yope-mexicano2021-08-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-yope-mexicano.jpgEl Yope MexicanoEl Yope mexicano at 46%, a Guerrero take on an Oaxacan-typical wild agave https://mezcal.report/r/origen-raiz-con-pecho-de-venado2021-08-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/origen-raiz-con-pecho-de-venado.jpgOrigen Raiz Con Pecho de VenadoVenison pechuga on cenizo – Durango answering Oaxaca's pechuga tradition https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-tepextate2021-08-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-tepextate.jpgPierde Almas TepextateTepextate at 55% – the legal ceiling, in the glass https://mezcal.report/r/paquera-barril2021-08-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/paquera-barril.jpgPaquera BarrilBarril – the karwinskii that doesn't get the press https://mezcal.report/r/rosaluna-joven2021-08-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rosaluna-joven.jpgRosaluna JovenA brand bottle wearing a mezcalero's name https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-madre-cuixe-ageo-cortes2021-08-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-madre-cuixe-ageo-cortes.jpgMaguey Melate Madre Cuixe - Ageo CortesAgeo Cortés on madrecuishe – refrescador restraint at 50.1% https://mezcal.report/r/fidencio-single-cask-nation-anejo2021-08-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fidencio-single-cask-nation-anejo.jpgFidencio 'Single Cask Nation' AñejoAn añejo that actually benefits from the oak – rare in the category https://mezcal.report/r/clase-azul-guerrero2021-08-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/clase-azul-guerrero.jpgClase Azul GuerreroGuerrero papalote at 42% – handsomely packaged, underwhelming in the glass https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-espadin2021-08-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-espadin.jpgPescador de Sueños EspadinIsaias Martinez's San Juan del Rio espadín, at real proof https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tepextate-gregorio-martinez-garcia2021-08-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tepextate-gregorio-martinez-garcia.jpgMaguey Melate Tepextate - Gregorio Martinez GarciaDon Goyo's tepextate, credible but not his strongest https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-bicuixe-espadin2021-08-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe-bicuixe-espadin.jpgNETA Madrecuixe, Bicuixe, EspadinRanulfo's three-agave refrescador – a quieter sibling to the two-agave bottle https://mezcal.report/r/convite-tobala2021-08-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/convite-tobala.jpgConvite TobalaConvite doing serious wild-agave work – the producer's strong tier https://mezcal.report/r/xicaru-anejo2021-08-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/xicaru-anejo.jpgXicaru AnejoXicaru's añejo is an aging mistake on top of a base mistake https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-madrecuishe2021-08-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-madrecuishe.jpgMacurichos MadrecuisheMadrecuishe at 53%. The karwinskii matriarch, honored https://mezcal.report/r/mazot-bacanora-anisado2021-08-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mazot-bacanora-anisado.jpgMazot Bacanora AnisadoBacanora dressed up in licorice https://mezcal.report/r/rancho-tepua-palmilla2021-08-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rancho-tepua-palmilla.jpgRancho Tepua PalmillaPalmilla – another Sonoran rarity, Rancho Tepua handling https://mezcal.report/r/agua-del-sol-tobasiche2021-08-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-del-sol-tobasiche-berta-vasquez.jpgAgua del Sol TobasicheBerta Vásquez's tobasiche – the same maestra whose espadín scored 5.0 https://mezcal.report/r/don-mateo-pechuga2021-08-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-mateo-pechuga.jpgDon Mateo PechugaLower-tier Don Mateo pechuga at 45%. Ambitious format, slightly undersold proof https://mezcal.report/r/convite-espadin-madrecuishe2021-08-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/convite-espadin-madrecuishe.jpgConvite Espadin-MadrecuisheThe bottle that shows what Convite can actually do https://mezcal.report/r/vago-elote2021-08-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-elote.jpgVago Elote - Aquilino García LópezToasted corn rested in the still – a category of one https://mezcal.report/r/tehuana-joven2021-08-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tehuana-joven.jpgTehuana JovenLas Margaritas joven – terroir better than the proof allows https://mezcal.report/r/agua-santa-madre-cuishe2021-07-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-santa-madre-cuishe.jpgAgua Santa Madre CuisheAgua Santa's madre cuishe – a sleeper mid-tier wild agave https://mezcal.report/r/espada-pequena-espadin2021-07-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/espada-pequena-espadin.jpgEspada Pequeña EspadinBenevá's commercial espadín – the weakest tier of Tlacolula's output, and a case study in distribution-tier failure https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-52021-07-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-5.jpgMezcalero Special Bottling No. 5Durango cenizo enters the Special Bottling line https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-san-martinero-tobasiche2021-07-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-san-martinero-tobasiche.jpgLalocura San Martinero - TobasicheSan martinero + tobasiche – two tobasiche-family agaves in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/macurichos-tepeztate2021-07-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/macurichos-tepeztate.jpgMacurichos TepeztateThe Matatlán tepextate that doesn't apologize for 50% https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadilla-tobala2021-07-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadilla-tobala-federico-valentin-alva-ibanez.jpgMaguey Melate Espadilla/ TobalaDon Fede blends espadilla and tobalá – eighty years of judgment https://mezcal.report/r/alipus-santa-ana2021-07-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alipus-santa-ana.jpgAlipus Santa AnaSanta Ana espadín at 42%. Cleaner than the anniversary line suggests https://mezcal.report/r/vago-tobala-en-barro2021-07-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-tobala-en-barro.jpgVago Tobala en BarroClay-pot tobalá from Tío Rey – the one bottle that closes the argument https://mezcal.report/r/peloton-de-la-muerte-criollo2021-07-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/peloton-de-la-muerte-criollo.jpgPelotón de la Muerte CriolloCriollo at 50% – the Peloton bottle that actually shows up https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-sierra-negra-tobala2021-07-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-sierra-negra-tobala.jpg5 Sentidos Sierra Negra-TobalaSierra negra + tobalá – two 5 Sentidos favorites, blended https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-ensamble-en-barro2021-07-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-ensamble-en-barro.jpgWahaka Ensamble en BarroArroqueño-espadín in clay – Wahaka's serious tier https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-papalote-reposado-en-vidrio-calzada2021-07-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-papalote-reposado-en-vidrio-calzada.jpgMal Bien Papalote Reposado en Vidrio - CalzadaGlass-aged papalote – rest without wood interference https://mezcal.report/r/mezcal-gin-mg2021-07-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcal-gin-mg.jpgMezcal Gin MGMezcal-gin hybrid that argues for the category https://mezcal.report/r/complice-tepeztate2021-06-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/complice-tepeztate.jpgCómplice TepeztateTepeztate at 47%, finally, proof honesty from this brand https://mezcal.report/r/siglo-cero-pox2021-06-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siglo-cero-pox.jpgSiglo Cero PoxChiapas pox – not mezcal, worth knowing about anyway https://mezcal.report/r/koch-lumbre2021-06-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-lumbre.jpgKoch LumbreKoch Lumbre – San Baltazar Guélavila, a warmer register https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-azul2021-06-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-azul.jpgLa Venenosa AzulRaicilla azul at 41.8%. The blue agave in Jalisco's raicilla frame https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-cementerio-mezcalero2021-06-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyenda-cementerio-mezcalero.jpgLeyendas Cementerio MezcaleroManso Sahuayo at 48% – Guadalupe Pérez, Michoacán's underrated wild https://mezcal.report/r/mazot-bacanora-blanco2021-06-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mazot-bacanora-blanco.jpgMazot Bacanora BlancoBacanora at proof, wearing its regional accent https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-ciriaco2021-06-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-ciriaco.jpgChacolo CiriacoCiriaco – another Chacolo vocabulary bottle, extending the Jalisco heirloom range https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tobala-tepeztate2021-06-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tobala-tepeztate-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Tobala / TepeztateThe tepextate is muted – a rare miss from Berta https://mezcal.report/r/corte-vetusto-espadin2021-06-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/corte-vetusto-espadin.jpgCorte Vetusto EspadinThe Corte Vetusto entry espadín at 45% https://mezcal.report/r/los-cuerudos-cuishe2021-06-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-cuerudos-cuishe.jpgLos Cuerudos CuisheCuishe at 46%. Entering the agave's working range https://mezcal.report/r/el-sarao-oaxaca-espadin-tobala2021-06-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-sarao-oaxaca-espadin-tobala.jpgEl Sarao Oaxaca Espadin & TobalaEspadín-tobalá ensamble at 45.7% – the commercial compromise that ensambles usually turn out to be https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-172021-06-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-17.jpgMezcalero No. 17Cirilo Hernandez with espadín and lumbre – the quiet wild https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-ixtero-verde2021-06-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-ixtero-verde.jpgChacolo Ixtero VerdeIxtero verde at 46.5% https://mezcal.report/r/koch-artesanal-tobala2021-06-10monthly0.8 https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-azul-mixteca-ed-22021-06-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-azul-delfino-tobon-mejia.jpgCinco Sentidos Azul (Mixteca ed. 2)Delfino Tobón's Puebla azul – credible but quieter than his papalote work https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-barril2021-06-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-barril.jpgBozal BarrilBarril in the Bozal range – not the reference, but correctly made https://mezcal.report/r/koch-tepextate2021-06-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-tepextate.jpgKoch TepextateScaled tepextate – a varietal that needs the knife-edge https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-tepextate-tobaziche2021-06-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-tepextate-tobaziche-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral Tepextate / TobazicheBerta Vásquez pairs tepextate with tobaziche at 46%, two wild agaves, honest proof https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-cenizo2021-05-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-cenizo.jpgChacolo CenizoJalisco cenizo at 48.9% – a different cenizo than Durango's, and a useful regional comparison bottle https://mezcal.report/r/neta-bicuixe-candido-garcia-cruz2021-05-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-bicuixe-candido-garcia-cruz.jpgNETA Bicuixe - Candido Garcia CruzCándido García Cruz's bicuishe – the San Luis Amatlán karwinskii story https://mezcal.report/r/the-4th-rabbit-agave-spirit2021-05-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-4th-rabbit-agave-spirit.jpgThe 4th Rabbit Agave Spirit4th Rabbit – a technically-mezcal-adjacent agave spirit from an Oaxacan project https://mezcal.report/r/legendario-domingo-durango-cenizo2021-05-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/legendario-domingo-cenizo.jpgLegendario Domingo Durango CenizoDurango cenizo at 47% – Legendario Domingo running the state's workhorse https://mezcal.report/r/pistolero-jabali2021-05-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pistolero-jabali.jpgPistolero JabaliJabalí at 46%, proof is the first question https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-castilla2021-05-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-castilla.jpgBozal CastillaCastilla from San Juan Bautista – Bozal's unusual-agave range, and a category-edge release worth learning https://mezcal.report/r/viejo-indecente-madrecuishe2021-05-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/viejo-indecente-madrecuishe.jpgViejo Indecente MadrecuisheMadrecuishe at 48.4%, the reference proof https://mezcal.report/r/yuu-baal-tobala2021-05-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuu-baal-tobala.jpgYuu Baal TobalaYuu Baal's tobalá is the surprise of the range https://mezcal.report/r/espiritu-lauro-reposado2021-05-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/espiritu-lauro-reposado.jpgEspíritu Lauro ReposadoReposado at 40%. Same problem as the añejo, less aging to blame https://mezcal.report/r/chawar-miske-blanco2021-05-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chawar-miske-blanco.jpgChawar Miske BlancoEcuadorian agave spirit – miske is the Andean cousin of mezcal https://mezcal.report/r/yuu-baal-tepeztate2021-05-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuu-baal-tepeztate.jpgYuu Baal TepeztateA tepeztate priced modestly, rendered plainly https://mezcal.report/r/don-mateo-alto2021-05-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-mateo-alto.jpgDon Mateo AltoAlto agave – a Michoacán variant that only a handful of producers bottle regularly https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-sierrudo2021-05-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-sierrudo.jpgReal Minero SierrudoA rescued agave at 49.2%, the Ángeles family's two-decade bet paid off https://mezcal.report/r/los-cuerudos-joven2021-05-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-cuerudos-joven.jpgLos Cuerudos JovenAn entry espadín that plays at the category's floor https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tepextate-hermogenes-vasquez2021-05-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tepextate-hermogenes-vasquez.jpgMaguey Melate Tepextate - Hermogenes VasquezHermógenes Vásquez's tepextate is the reference https://mezcal.report/r/santamaria-joven2021-04-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/santamaria-joven.jpgSantamaria JovenMorelos espadín – the region deserves attention https://mezcal.report/r/don-amado-tobala-bicuishe2021-04-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-amado-tobala-bicuishe.jpgDon Amado Tobala & BicuisheTobalá-bicuishe ensamble at 46% – Don Amado's strongest wild-agave pairing and a textbook argument for two-agave ensambles https://mezcal.report/r/gusto-historico-cucharillo2021-04-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gusto-historico-cucharillo.jpgGusto Historico CucharilloOaxacan cucharillo – dasylirion territory south of the usual border https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-barril2021-04-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-barril.jpgDel Maguey BarrilA serviceable barril from a producer whose barril isn't the reason you buy from them https://mezcal.report/r/vamonos-riendo2021-04-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vamonos-riendo.jpgVamonos RiendoA multi-town pechuga-ensamble that pulls the seams together https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-los-gigantes2021-04-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-los-gigantes.jpgLa Venenosa Los GigantesLos Gigantes macho at 43.5% – wild macho agave, an unusual variant https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-dios-tobala2021-04-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-dios-tobala.jpgGracias a Dios TobalaGaD tobalá, copper stills – the polished-retail version https://mezcal.report/r/koch-tobasiche2021-04-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-tobasiche.jpgKoch TobasicheTobaziche – the third in the Koch karwinskii set https://mezcal.report/r/nuestra-soledad-lachigui2021-04-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nuestra-soledad-lachigui.jpgNuestra Soledad LachiguiLachigui – the village whose wild-agave output defines modern Jolgorio – bottled at espadín pricing https://mezcal.report/r/foreveroax-joven2021-04-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/foreveroax-joven.jpgForeverOax JovenEjutla espadín at commercial proof – a merch bottle in a mezcal jacket https://mezcal.report/r/joyas-oaxaquenas-blanco-con-gusano2021-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/joyas-oaxaquenas-blanco-con-gusano.jpgJoyas Oaxaqueñas Blanco con GusanoCon-gusano gift-shop mezcal, now a museum piece https://mezcal.report/r/puntagave-rustico-mezcal2021-04-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/puntagave-rustico-mezcal.jpgPuntagave Rustico MezcalRustico espadín at 44%. Tries harder than Artisanal, still mid https://mezcal.report/r/sacacuento-tobala2021-04-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sacacuento-tobala.jpgSacacuento TobalaTobalá at 48% – Sacacuento's serious bottle https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-mexicano2021-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-mexicano-berta-vasquez.jpgRezpiral MexicanoBerta Vásquez's mexicano at 46%. The agave, in her hands https://mezcal.report/r/matra-joven2021-04-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/matra-joven.jpgMatra JovenCelso Martínez's espadín, housebroken to 40% https://mezcal.report/r/mezcal-local2021-04-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcal-local.jpgMezcal LocalLeonel Hernández's Oaxaca espadín at a fair 42% https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-espadin-pulquero2021-03-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-espadin-pulquero.jpgRey Campero Espadin + PulqueroPulquero agave blended into espadín – a rare and specific argument https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-ensamble-de-4-magueyes2021-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-ensamble-de-4-magueyes.jpg5 Sentidos Ensamble de 4 MagueyesAtenogenes García's four-agave showcase – bicuishe, coyota, madrecuishe, tepextate https://mezcal.report/r/neta-bicuixe-celso-garcia-cruz2021-03-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-bicuixe-celso-garcia-cruz.jpgNETA Bicuixe - Celso Garcia CruzCelso García Cruz's bicuishe – Miahuatlán karwinskii sharpened https://mezcal.report/r/convite-ensamble-silvestre2021-03-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/convite-ensamble-silvestre.jpgConvite Ensamble SilvestreFive-agave ensamble – Convite playing the ambitious card https://mezcal.report/r/farolito-horno2021-03-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/farolito-horno.jpgFarolito HornoNochixtlán clay-pot horno – the sleeper of the Mixteca https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-sierra-del-tigre2021-03-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-raicilla-sierra-del-tigre.jpgLa Venenosa Sierra del TigreSierra del Tigre bruto – Jalisco's mountain raicilla, a different vector https://mezcal.report/r/siete-misterios-doba-la2021-03-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-misterios-doba-la.jpgSiete Misterios Doba-LáSiete Misterios' tobalá – the bar-friendly version of the aromatic wild agave https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-fuego-espadin2021-03-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-fuego-espadin.jpgCruz de Fuego EspadinCruz de Fuego's entry espadín at 45%, a working mid-tier house bottle at appropriate proof https://mezcal.report/r/pluma-negra-tobala2021-03-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pluma-negra-tobala.jpgPluma Negra TobalaTobalá at 52%. Unfashionably confident https://mezcal.report/r/amaras-reposado2021-03-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/amaras-espadin-resposado.jpgAmaras ReposadoReposado at 37%. The label isn't a typo; the ABV is https://mezcal.report/r/marca-negra-ensamble2021-03-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marca-negra-ensamble.jpgMarca Negra EnsambleFive-agave Marca Negra blend – distributed, decent, not definitive https://mezcal.report/r/neta-tepextate-hermogenes-vasquez2021-03-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-tepextate-hermogenes-vasquez.jpgNETA Tepextate - Hermógenes VásquezHermógenes Vasquez's tepextate at 47.2% – a surprisingly restrained reading https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-dobadan2021-02-25monthly0.8 https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-42021-02-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-4.jpgMezcalero No. 4Sierra negra meets tepextate under Joel Antonio Cruz https://mezcal.report/r/los-cuerudos-tobala2021-02-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-cuerudos-tobala.jpgLos Cuerudos TobalaTobalá at 46% – working range, honest execution https://mezcal.report/r/casta-tribal-ensamble-3022021-02-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/casta-tribal-ensamble-302.jpgCasta Tribal Ensamble 302Espadín-tepextate ensamble at 42% https://mezcal.report/r/el-yope-tobala2021-02-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-yope-tobala.jpgEl Yope TobalaTobalá at 46% – a commercial mid-tier tobalá with Guerrero's regional character intact https://mezcal.report/r/dangerous-don-cafe-mezcal2021-02-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dangerous-don-cafe-mezcal.jpgDangerous Don Cafe MezcalCoffee-infused mezcal – the novelty earns its place https://mezcal.report/r/the-lost-explorer-tobala2021-01-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/the-lost-explorer-tobala.jpgThe Lost Explorer TobalaTobalá at 42%. The proof that underserves the agave https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-elementos-espadin2021-01-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-elementos-espadin.jpgCinco Elementos EspadinSan Lorenzo Albarradas espadín at 48% – Cinco Elementos' reference work https://mezcal.report/r/jaral-de-berrio2021-01-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/jaral-de-berrio.jpgJaral de BerrioGuanajuato commercial – wide-distribution, thin voice https://mezcal.report/r/hacienda-de-banuelos-tequilana2021-01-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hacienda-de-banuelos-zacatecas.jpgHacienda de Bañuelos TequilanaThe commercial-ABV Bañuelos entry – softer, less to say https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-san-dionisio-ocotepec2021-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-san-dionisio-ocotepec.jpgDel Maguey San Dionisio OcotepecA two-agave village blend – espadín and tepeztate, 46% https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-mexicano2021-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-a-dios-mexicano.jpgGracias a Dios MexicanoMexicano in Gracias a Dios's commercial-friendly 45% frame https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-ensamble2021-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-ensamble.jpgBozal EnsambleA competent multi-village blend that does its job without flair https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-mexicano-tepextate2021-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-mexicano-tepextate.jpgRezpiral Mexicano / TepextateBerta Vásquez's mexicano-tepextate at 49%, two wild agaves, one limited release https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-jabali2021-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-jabali.jpgSin Gusano JabaliJabalí at 51.4% – the proof the agave demands https://mezcal.report/r/banhez-jabali2021-01-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/banhez-jabali.jpgBanhez JabaliBanhez's jabalí – cooperative work on a tricky agave https://mezcal.report/r/borroso-rey-arellanes2021-01-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/borroso-rey-arellanes.jpgBorroso - Rey ArellanesRey Arellanes's Santa Catarina Minas espadín – Borroso's serious tier, and the Minas clay-still character at mid-tier prices https://mezcal.report/r/vago-tepeztate-emigdio-jarquin-ramirez2021-01-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-tepeztate-emigdio-jarquin-ramirez.jpgVago Tepeztate - Emigdio Jarquin RamirezJarquín's tepextate – Miahuatlán on a 25-year plant https://mezcal.report/r/dona-vega-tobala2021-01-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dona-vega-tobala.jpgDoña Vega TobalaTobalá at 43% – Doña Vega's wild-agave bottle, commercial-friendly in proof but honest in character https://mezcal.report/r/corte-vetusto-tobala2021-01-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/corte-vetusto-tobala.jpgCorte Vetusto TobalaMitla tobalá at 42% – Corte Vetusto's commercial-friendly wild https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cupreata-federico-valentin-alva-ibanez2021-01-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cupreata-federico-valentin-alva-ibanez.jpgMaguey Melate Cupreata - Federico Valentín Alva IbáñezDon Fede's standing-release cupreata – the bottle to start with https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-espadin-rodrigo-martinez-mendez2021-01-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-espadin-rodrigo-martinez-mendez.jpgMaguey Melate Espadin - Rodrigo Martínez MéndezDon Goyo's son carries the San Baltazar line forward https://mezcal.report/r/yuu-baal-madrecuixe2021-01-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yuu-baal-madrecuixe.jpgYuu Baal MadrecuixeMadrecuishe at 48.6% – finally, the proof karwinskii asks for https://mezcal.report/r/lagrimas-de-dolores-verde2021-01-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lagrimas-de-dolores-verde.jpgLagrimas de Dolores VerdeVerde at 47% – Ávila and Roldán, the variant that doesn't quite land here https://mezcal.report/r/carreno-tepeztate2021-01-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcal-carreno-tepeztate.jpgCarreño TepeztateTepextate at 46%. The Carreño range's underachiever https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-tobaziche-tobala2021-01-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-tobaziche-tobala.jpgPalenqueros Tobaziche - TobalaTobaziche-tobalá ensamble – saline and honey in the same glass https://mezcal.report/r/sombra-ensamble2021-01-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sombra-ensamble.jpgSombra EnsambleTepextate-tobalá blend at 51.6% – Sombra's most ambitious bottle https://mezcal.report/r/don-mateo-manso-de-sahuayo2021-01-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-mateo-manso-de-sahuayo.jpgDon Mateo Manso de SahuayoManso Sahuayo from Michoacán at 48%. Another Michoacán vocabulary agave that rewards attention https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tepextate-luis-enrique-juarez2021-01-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tepextate-luis-enrique-juarez.jpgMaguey Melate Tepextate - Luis Enrique JuarezA young maestro with a clear tepextate voice https://mezcal.report/r/los-danzantes-los-nahuales-anejo2021-01-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-nahuales-anejo.jpgLos Danzantes (Los Nahuales) AnejoAñejo espadín that respects the base https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-espadin2021-01-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-espadin.jpgRey Campero EspadinThe Rey Campero baseline – correct, clean, competent https://mezcal.report/r/grand-artesanal-jean-marc-cuixe2021-01-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grand-artesanal-jean-marc-cuixe.jpgGrand Artesanal Jean-Marc CuixeMatatlán cuishe at 45% – competent karwinskii from a lifestyle-brand lineup https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-arroqueno2020-12-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-arroqueno.jpgMal Bien Arroqueno - CortesAgeo Cortés' arroqueño – rigorous, specific, and not for everyone https://mezcal.report/r/tres-papalote-wild-cupreata2020-12-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tres-papalote-wild-cupreata.jpgTres Papalote Wild CupreataGuerrero cupreata where the brand finally earns its name https://mezcal.report/r/morro-espadin2020-12-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/morro-espadin.jpgMorro EspadinEl Gramal espadín at 45% – quietly one of the better entry bottles https://mezcal.report/r/ilegal-anejo2020-12-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ilegal-anejo.jpgIlegal AnejoThe most convincing bottle in a line built on marketing https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-pechuga2020-12-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-pechuga.jpgDixeebe PechugaValentin Cortes's Dixeebe pechuga, bottled at 50% from a classic Oaxacan pit-and-tahona recipe https://mezcal.report/r/farolito-penca-verde2020-12-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/farolito-penca-verde.jpgFarolito Penca VerdePenca verde at 45.39% – an unusual category-edge bottle, and a small-category release worth learning https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-largo2020-12-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-largo-antonio-martinez.jpgMaguey Melate LargoAntonio 'Conejo' Martínez on largo – an agave that resists poetry https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-espadin-mexicano-bicuishe2020-12-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-espadin-mexicano-bicuishe.jpgPalenqueros Espadin - Mexicano - BicuisheThree-agave ensamble with mexicano supplying the depth https://mezcal.report/r/cielo-rojo-bacanora-blanco2020-12-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cielo-rojo-bacanora-blanco.jpgCielo Rojo Bacanora BlancoAconchi bacanora at 45% – another strong Sonoran bottle https://mezcal.report/r/neta-madrecuixe-bicuixe-espadin-tepextate-cuixe-verde2020-12-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-madrecuixe-bicuixe-espadin-tepextate-cuixe-verde.jpgNETA Madrecuixe, Bicuixe, Espadin, Tepextate, Cuixe VerdeFive agaves at 46.05% – more is not always more https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-etnica-tutsi-maguey-mai2020-12-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-etnica-tutsi-maguey-mai.jpgLa Venenosa Etnica Tutsi Maguey MaiEtnica Tutsi mai at 41.1% – Cora indigenous production, Nayarit https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-sacatoro2020-12-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-sacatoro.jpgBozal SacatoroSacatoro from Guerrero – Bozal's unusual northern Mexican agave in the range https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-madrecuishe2020-12-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-madrecuishe.jpgPalenqueros Madrecuishe - Alberto OrtizMadrecuishe at 53% done as the specialists do it https://mezcal.report/r/alacran-362020-11-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/alacran-36.jpgAlacrán 3636% ABV – not a mezcal in spirit https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-madrecuixe2020-11-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-madrecuixe.jpgEl Destilado MadrecuixeMadrecuishe at 48.2% – El Destilado's karwinskii density carried cleanly at the proof the agave actually wants https://mezcal.report/r/siete-misterios-doba-yej2020-11-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siete-misterios-doba-yej.jpgSiete Misterios Doba-YejThe entry bottle that keeps the brand visible behind every decent bar https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-tobala2020-11-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-tobala.jpgEl Destilado TobalaChichicapam tobalá – honeyed without being sweet https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-tobaziche-felix-angeles2020-11-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-tobaziche-felix-angeles.jpgMaguey Melate Tobaziche - Felix Angeles ArellanesSanta Catarina Minas tobaziche, clay-pot and dry-spined https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-fuego-cirial2020-11-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-fuego-cirial.jpgCruz de Fuego CirialCirial at 47%, the weakest Cruz de Fuego, and a bottle that undersells a rare agave https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-sentidos-candelillo2020-11-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-candelillo.jpgCinco Sentidos CandelilloFelix Macedas' candelillo from San Luis Atolotitlan – a rare Puebla agave at the proof where the agave shows https://mezcal.report/r/mala-idea-tepextate2020-11-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mala-idea-tepextate.jpgMala Idea TepextateTepextate at 45%. The undersell zone https://mezcal.report/r/maguey-melate-cuixe-gregorio-martinez-garcia2020-11-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/maguey-melate-cuixe-gregorio-martinez-garcia.jpgMaguey Melate Cuixe - Gregorio Martinez GarciaDon Goyo's cuishe – the master behind the name, still audible https://mezcal.report/r/sin-gusano-ensamble-of-62020-11-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sin-gusano-ensamble-of-6.jpgSin Gusano Ensamble of 6A six-agave blend that refuses to sound like a committee https://mezcal.report/r/agua-santa-angustifolia2020-10-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agua-santa-angustifolia.jpgAgua Santa AngustifoliaAgua Santa's standard espadín – cleanly made https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-122020-10-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-12.jpgMezcalero No. 12Cupreata as a single-agave Mezcalero – quieter than the ensambles, no less serious https://mezcal.report/r/sol-de-oaxaca-reposado2020-10-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sol-de-oaxaca-reposado.jpgSol de Oaxaca ReposadoReposado mezcal – the format rarely improves anything https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-elementos-cuishe2020-10-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-elementos-cuishe.jpgCinco Elementos CuisheCuishe at 47.9-48.5% – standard-proof village cuishe https://mezcal.report/r/cinco-elementos-tobala2020-10-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cinco-elementos-tobala.jpgCinco Elementos TobalaTobalá at 47.6-50% – aromatic and disciplined https://mezcal.report/r/lalocura-cuishe2020-10-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lalocura-cuishe.jpgLalocura CuisheCuishe rendered with the weight most cuishes lack https://mezcal.report/r/se-busca-mezcal-joven2020-10-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/se-busca-mezcal-joven.jpgSe Busca Mezcal JovenA 40% joven that underperforms the family's aged work https://mezcal.report/r/memorable-arroqueno2020-10-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/memorable-arroqueno.jpgMemorable ArroquenoTito Pablo's arroqueño at a serious proof – the category's argument https://mezcal.report/r/la-herencia-de-sanchez-ponche-de-frutas2020-10-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-herencia-de-sanchez-ponche-de-frutas.jpgLa Herencia de Sanchez Ponche de FrutasA fruit-punch distillate with real discipline behind it https://mezcal.report/r/el-jolgorio-sierrudo2020-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-jolgorio-sierrudo.jpgEl Jolgorio SierrudoJolgorio sierrudo at 50.3% – one of the quieter releases in the range, and a sierrudo worth hunting https://mezcal.report/r/hacienda-de-banuelos-tepemete2020-10-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hacienda-de-banuelos-tepemete.jpgHacienda de Bañuelos TepemeteTepemete – the drier cousin of masparillo, Bañuelos's hand https://mezcal.report/r/clan55-espadin2020-10-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/clan55-espadin.jpgCLAN55 EspadinCLAN55 – 55% espadín from a specialty range where the proof is doing most of the work https://mezcal.report/r/luminar-reposado2020-10-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/luminar-reposado.jpgLuminar ReposadoWood on a void https://mezcal.report/r/mal-bien-madrecuixe-bicuixe-tepextate2020-10-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mal-bien-madrecuixe-bicuixe-tepextate.jpgMal Bien Madrecuixe / Bicuixe / TepextateA three-karwinskii-plus-marmorata ensamble that almost commits https://mezcal.report/r/la-medida-tobala2020-10-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-medida-tobala.jpgLa Medida TobalaTobalá at 45%. Mountain agave, cocktail proof, mismatched brief https://mezcal.report/r/vago-tobala-emigdio-jarquin-ramirez2020-10-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-tobala-emigdio-jarquin-ramirez.jpgVago Tobala - Emigdio Jarquin RamirezJarquín's tobalá – the Miahuatlán reference https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-barril-madrecuishe2020-10-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-barril-madrecuishe.jpgReal Minero Barril, MadrecuisheA karwinskii duet at 51.26% – barril and madrecuishe in conversation https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-largo-becuela2020-10-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-largo-becuela.jpgReal Minero Largo, BecuelaLargo and becuela at 50.78% – karwinskii meets marmorata https://mezcal.report/r/quiereme-mucho-ensamble2020-10-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiereme-mucho-ensamble.jpgQuiereme Mucho EnsambleCuishe-espadín-tepextate ensamble – the brand's best work https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-espadin-berta-vasquez2020-09-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadin-berta-vasquez.jpg5 Sentidos Espadin - Berta VasquezBerta Vásquez's espadín – one of the most-cited bottles in serious mezcal circles https://mezcal.report/r/gul-roo-tobala2020-09-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gul-roo-tobala.jpgGul-Roo TobalaTobalá at 43% – not the proof the agave wants https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-jabali2020-09-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-jabali.jpgRezpiral JabaliLeonardo Hernández's jabalí at 49%. A tough agave at nearly the right proof https://mezcal.report/r/iba-402020-09-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/iba-40.jpgIBA 40A kosher espadín at commercial proof – correct, not convincing https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-tepeztate2020-09-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-tepeztate.jpgDixeebe TepeztateA tepeztate with no wasted gesture https://mezcal.report/r/derrumbes-zacatecas2020-09-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/derrumbes-zacatecas.jpgDerrumbes ZacatecasAzul from Zacatecas – close to tequila's zip code, and it shows https://mezcal.report/r/tosba-pechuga2020-09-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tosba-pechuga.jpgTosba PechugaA pechuga that treats the bird as a seasoning, not a hood ornament https://mezcal.report/r/siembra-metl-don-mateo-cenizo2020-09-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/siembra-metl-don-mateo-cenizo.jpgSiembra Metl Don Mateo CenizoJalisco cenizo from a producer arguing mezcal isn't only an Oaxaca story https://mezcal.report/r/la-venenosa-tabernas-edicion-i2020-09-15monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-venenosa-raicilla-tabernas.jpgLa Venenosa Tabernas Edición ITabernas at 40% – the raicilla sub-region's base bottle, below the proof floor https://mezcal.report/r/mezcal-meteoro2020-09-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcal-meteoro.jpgMezcal MeteoroPetronilo Altamirano's espadín at commercial presentation https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-162020-09-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-16.jpgMezcalero No. 16Madrecuishe at 47.2% – the Mezcalero release that argues hardest for the numbered series https://mezcal.report/r/buen-suceso-mezcal2020-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/buen-suceso-mezcal.jpgBuen Suceso MezcalSLDR at 40% – commercial-friendly production that doesn't do its village of origin any favors https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-32020-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-3.jpgMezcalero No. 3Valente García's earlier ensamble – espadín and mexicano in balance https://mezcal.report/r/vago-mexicano2020-09-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-mexicano.jpgVago Mexicano - AquilinoAquilino García's mexicano – the bottle to remember him by https://mezcal.report/r/dixeebe-coyote2020-08-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/dixeebe-coyote.jpgDixeebe CoyoteCoyote americana at 48.7% – Valentin Cortes on a rarer subspecies https://mezcal.report/r/hacienda-de-banuelos-masparillo2020-08-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/hacienda-de-banuelos-masparillo.jpgHacienda de Bañuelos MasparilloZacatecan masparillo – rustic, honest, of its place https://mezcal.report/r/miel-de-tierra-salmiana2020-08-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/miel-de-tierra-salmiana.jpgMiel de Tierra SalmianaThe one Miel de Tierra bottle that shows Teresa's hand https://mezcal.report/r/ojo-de-tigre-reposado2020-08-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ojo-de-tigre-reposado.jpgOjo de Tigre ReposadoWood on top of a proof floor that was already too low https://mezcal.report/r/grulani-jabali2020-08-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grulani-jabali.jpgGrulani JabaliJabalí at 46%. Tight, feline, fully itself https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-espadin-destilado-con-zarazamora2020-08-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-espadin-destilado-con-zarazamora.jpgMezcalosfera Espadin Destilado con ZarazamoraBlackberry distilled into espadín – fruit done the slow way https://mezcal.report/r/montelobos-ensamble2020-08-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/montelobos-ensamble.jpgMontelobos EnsambleTechnically well-made, editorially beige https://mezcal.report/r/sunora-bacanora-blanco2020-08-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sunora-bacanora-blanco.jpgSunora Bacanora BlancoSonoran Pacifica triple-distilled – smoother than mezcal, less wild https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-mexicano2020-08-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-mexicano.jpgRey Campero MexicanoMexicano without the Jolgorio glamor, and a lower price to match https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-pechuga2020-08-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-a-dios-pechuga.jpgGracias a Dios PechugaMatatlán pechuga – turkey-breast orthodoxy, moderately rendered https://mezcal.report/r/convite-esencial2020-08-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/convite-esencial.jpgConvite Esencial38% ABV and a price tag that should be 30% lower https://mezcal.report/r/yoowe-bacanora2020-08-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yoowe-bacanora.jpgYoowe BacanoraSonoran pacifica with a maestro's thumbprint on every note https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-32020-08-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-3.jpgMezcalero Special Bottling No. 3Rodolfo Juan Juarez's tobalá at 48.5%. Clean and lifted https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-largo-tobala2020-08-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-largo-tobala.jpgReal Minero Largo, TobalaLargo's spine and tobalá's crown at 52.48% https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-espadin-abel-martinez2020-08-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-espadin-abel-martinez.jpgRezpiral Espadin - Abel MartinezAbel Martínez's espadín at 48% – Santo Domingo Albarradas terroir, Series 4 https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-bicuixe-madrecuixe2020-08-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-bicuixe-madrecuixe.jpgEl Destilado Bicuixe - MadrecuixeBicuishe-madrecuishe ensamble at 48.2%. Two karwinskii siblings in one bottle, a coherent two-agave format https://mezcal.report/r/fidencio-unico2020-08-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fidencio-unico.jpgFidencio UnicoA quieter Fidencio – 40% ABV, more introduction than destination https://mezcal.report/r/el-mero-mero-tepextate2020-08-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-mero-mero-tepextate.jpgEl Mero Mero TepextateTepextate at 48% – a respectable mid-tier tepextate at proof the agave actually wants https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-cenizo2020-07-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-cenizo.jpgBozal CenizoDurango cenizo from Bozal – cleaner than most commercial Durango cenizos in the category https://mezcal.report/r/legendario-domingo-michoacan-ensamble2020-07-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/legendario-domingo-ensamble.jpgLegendario Domingo Michoacán EnsambleAlto/cenizo/Manso Sahuayo ensamble at 47% – José Valente Pérez blending three https://mezcal.report/r/marca-negra-sierra-negra2020-07-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marca-negra-sierra-negra.jpgMarca Negra Sierra NegraSierra negra from San Luis del Río – softer-spined than La Pila cousins https://mezcal.report/r/agave-de-cortes-anejo2020-07-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/agave-de-cortes-anejo.jpgAgave de Cortes AnejoMiddle-of-the-añejo-road https://mezcal.report/r/enmascarado-452020-07-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/enmascarado-45.jpgEnmascarado 45The 45% version – a commercial hedge against the 54%, and a case study in what proof does to an otherwise identical bottle https://mezcal.report/r/gente-de-mezcal-tepeztate2020-07-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gente-de-mezcal-tepeztate.jpgGente de Mezcal TepeztateGuélavila tepextate at a legitimate 48% – credible, not distinctive https://mezcal.report/r/derrumbes-durango2020-07-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/derrumbes-durango.jpgDerrumbes DurangoDurango cenizo rendered with enough restraint to let the state speak https://mezcal.report/r/ilegal-reposado2020-07-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/ilegal-reposado.jpgIlegal ReposadoAging didn't fix what was missing https://mezcal.report/r/grand-artesanal-jean-marc-tobala2020-07-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grand-artesanal-jean-marc-tobala.jpgGrand Artesanal Jean-Marc TobalaMatatlán tobalá – pretty bottle, unassuming liquid https://mezcal.report/r/nuestra-soledad-san-luis-del-rio2020-07-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/nuestra-soledad-san-luis-del-rio.jpgNuestra Soledad San Luis del RioSLDR espadín without the Del Maguey tariff https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-espadin-cuish2020-07-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-ensamble.jpgCuish Espadin / CuishMatatlán ensamble from José Santiago López https://mezcal.report/r/fidencio-clasico2020-07-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/fidencio-clasico.jpgFidencio ClasicoA straight-shooter espadín that punches a full tier above its price https://mezcal.report/r/del-maguey-chichicapa2020-06-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/del-maguey-chichicapa.jpgDel Maguey ChichicapaWhere Del Maguey stops being a brand and starts being a terroir https://mezcal.report/r/neta-espadin2020-06-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/neta-espadin.jpgNETA Espadin - Candido García CruzAn espadín priced like a wild agave – and drinking the part https://mezcal.report/r/yola-mezcal2020-06-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/yola-mezcal.jpgYola MezcalWomen-led, honestly proofed, easier to respect than to fall for https://mezcal.report/r/don-amado-tripon-barril-bicuishe2020-06-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-amado-tripon-barril-bicuishe.jpgDon Amado Tripon, Barril, & BicuisheTripón-barril-bicuishe ensamble – three karwinskii variants bottled together, a family-reunion format https://mezcal.report/r/los-vecinos-del-campo-tobala2020-06-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-vecinos-del-campo-tobala.jpgLos Vecinos del Campo TobalaTobalá at 46% – the house's best argument https://mezcal.report/r/papadiablo-arroqueno2020-06-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/papadiablo-arroqueno.jpgPapadiablo ArroquenoArroqueño at 47.5% that does justice to fifteen years in the ground https://mezcal.report/r/los-amantes-anejo2020-06-14monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-amantes-anejo.jpgLos Amantes AnejoAmantes at añejo – the handsome bottle's strongest format https://mezcal.report/r/los-amantes-joven2020-06-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-amantes-joven.jpgLos Amantes JovenThe handsome bottle has outlasted the liquid inside it https://mezcal.report/r/xicaru-silver-1022020-06-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/xicaru-silver-102.jpgXicaru Silver 102Xicaru at 51%. Noticeably better than the 40.5% Silver, but still Xicaru https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-ensamble-de-6-magueyes2020-06-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-ensamble-de-6-magueyes.jpg5 Sentidos Ensamble de 6 MagueyesSix agaves, one palenque, one maestro – the statement bottle from San Isidro Guishe https://mezcal.report/r/rio-revuelto-ensamble2020-06-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rio-revuelto-ensamble.jpgRio Revuelto EnsambleRamón Cruz's espadín-madrecuishe – karwinskii doing the talking https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-brocha-ixtero-amarillo2020-06-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-brocha-ixtero-amarillo.jpgChacolo Brocha - Ixtero AmarilloBrocha-ixtero amarillo ensamble at 47.4% – two Jalisco heirloom agaves in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/reyes-y-cobardes-durangensis2020-06-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/reyes-y-cobardes-duragensis.jpgReyes y Cobardes DurangensisDurango cenizo in a clay-pot still at 41.5% – undersold https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-marteno-barril2020-05-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-marteno-barril.jpgReal Minero Marteño, BarrilMarteño meets barril at 53.38% – Edgar's architecture, literal and liquid https://mezcal.report/r/xicaru-pechuga-mole2020-05-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/xicaru-pechuga-mole.jpgXicaru Pechuga MolePechuga-mole on a Xicaru base – ambitious but the base limits the ceiling https://mezcal.report/r/salvacion-tobasiche2020-05-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvacion-tobasiche.jpgSalvación TobasicheTobaziche at 45 with no mezcalero – the line's weak link https://mezcal.report/r/chacolo-ixtero-amarillo2020-05-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/chacolo-ixtero-amarillo.jpgChacolo Ixtero AmarilloIxtero amarillo at 48.5%. Single-agave standard proof from Jalisco's heirloom range https://mezcal.report/r/koch-arroqueno-artesanal2020-05-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-arroqueno.jpgKoch Arroqueno ArtesanalArroqueño in Koch's mid-tier register – correct, not distinctive https://mezcal.report/r/quiereme-mucho-tepextate2020-05-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiereme-mucho-tepextate.jpgQuiereme Mucho TepextateTepextate at 45-47% – on the edge of committing https://mezcal.report/r/noble-coyote-coyote2020-05-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/noble-coyote-coyote.jpgNoble Coyote CoyoteSan Luis Amatlán coyote at 48%. Karwinskii from the non-Miahuatlán side https://mezcal.report/r/mezonte-michoacan2020-05-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezonte-michoacan.jpgMezonte Michoacan - Jorge PerezJorge Pérez's Alto at 47% – Michoacán doing what Oaxaca can't https://mezcal.report/r/el-buho-especial-ensamble2020-05-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-buho-especial-ensamble.jpgEl Buho Especial EnsambleFour-agave ensamble at 50%, arroqueño, barril, coyote, cuishe in one bottle https://mezcal.report/r/memorable-bicuishe2020-05-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/memorable-bicuishe.jpgMemorable BicuisheBicuishe – the lean karwinskii – at a clarifying 48.6% https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-tobala-verde-madrecuixe-cuixe-espadin2020-04-30monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-tobala-verde-madrecuixe-cuixe-espadin.jpgMezcalosfera Tobala/​Verde/​Madrecuixe/​Cuixe/​EspadinFelipe Cortés's five-agave ensamble at 52.1%. The showpiece https://mezcal.report/r/wahaka-nanche2020-04-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wahaka-nanche.jpgWahaka NancheA vegan pechuga built around a small yellow fruit https://mezcal.report/r/salvacion-pechuga2020-04-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/salvacion-pechuga.jpgSalvación PechugaPechuga at 45 – standard issue https://mezcal.report/r/los-danzantes-los-nahuales-reposado2020-04-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-nahuales-reposado.jpgLos Danzantes (Los Nahuales) ReposadoA reposado that sets the template for the format https://mezcal.report/r/el-destilado-sierra-negra2020-04-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-destilado-sierra-negra.jpgEl Destilado Sierra NegraSierra negra at 49.3%. Another strong El Destilado, and an argument for the under-tasted sierra negra category https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-espadin2020-04-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadin.jpg5 Sentidos Espadin - Tio PedroThe small-import darling earns its reputation – and its shelf space https://mezcal.report/r/tio-pesca-mexicano2020-04-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tio-pesca-mexicano.jpgTio Pesca MexicanoSola de Vega mexicano at 47%. Competent, not commanding https://mezcal.report/r/xicaru-silver2020-04-12monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/xicaru-silver.jpgXicaru SilverA budget bottle that tastes every dollar https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-no-142020-04-07monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-no-14.jpgMezcalero No. 14Arroqueño that doesn't quite land https://mezcal.report/r/la-medida-bicuishe2020-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-medida-bicuishe.jpgLa Medida BicuisheEjutla-Miahuatlán bicuishe – karwinskii's nervy green side, two maestros, no excuses https://mezcal.report/r/pierde-almas-maguey-de-lumbre2020-04-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pierde-almas-maguey-de-lumbre.jpgPierde Almas Maguey de LumbreLumbre – a rare maguey the category can't fully classify https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-del-cura-con-pina2020-04-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-a-dios-del-cura.jpgGracias a Dios del Cura (con Piña)Del Cura – a producer tribute that doesn't honor the tribute https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-barril-cuishe2020-04-02monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-barril-cuishe.jpgReal Minero Barril, CuisheReal Minero doing what it does – clay still, single village, no compromise https://mezcal.report/r/delirio-anejo2020-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/delirio-anejo.jpgDelirio AnejoAñejo ensamble at 40%. Oak covers the landing https://mezcal.report/r/grulani-espadin2020-03-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/grulani-espadin.jpgGrulani EspadinGuélavila espadín that rewrites what entry-level should taste like https://mezcal.report/r/rancho-tepua-bacanora-blanco2020-03-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rancho-tepua-bacanora-blanco.jpgRancho Tepúa Bacanora BlancoRancho Tepua bacanora – the Sonoran benchmark https://mezcal.report/r/cruz-de-fuego-madrecuishe2020-03-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cruz-de-fuego-madrecuishe.jpgCruz de Fuego MadrecuisheMadrecuishe at 47% – underpowered, the category's recurring problem with this agave https://mezcal.report/r/el-tinieblo-joven2020-03-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-tinieblo-joven.jpgEl Tinieblo JovenEspadín-sierrudo ensamble at 40%. The Tamaulipas producer's commercial-tier bottle, bottled to the distribution proof floor https://mezcal.report/r/bruxo-no-5-tobala2020-03-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bruxo-no-5-tobala.jpgBruxo No. 5 TobalaTobalá without enough conviction to really land https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-espadin2020-03-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-espadin.jpgPalenqueros Espadin - Omar NolascoPalenqueros house espadín at 55%, proof forward, agave honest https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-espadin2020-03-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-espadin.jpgRezpiral Espadin - Berta VasquezBerta Vásquez's espadín at 48% – the base agave, in her hands https://mezcal.report/r/lagrimas-de-dolores-masparillo2020-03-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lagrimas-de-dolores-masparillo.jpgLagrimas de Dolores MasparilloMasparillo at 47% – Enrique de la Cruz running the wild Durango variant https://mezcal.report/r/don-amado-largo2020-03-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/don-amado-largo.jpgDon Amado LargoLargo at 46%. An uncommon karwinskii variant that's worth buying for the vocabulary alone https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-22020-03-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalero-special-bottling-no-2.jpgMezcalero Special Bottling No. 2Valente García on mexicano – the category's ceiling https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-espadin-oaxaca2020-03-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyenda-oaxaca.jpgLeyendas Espadin (Oaxaca)The state series' weakest link https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-espadin-capon2020-03-04monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-espadin-capon.jpg5 Sentidos Espadin CaponCapón – quiote cut before flowering – concentrates espadín into something else entirely https://mezcal.report/r/banhez-pechuga-de-pavo2020-03-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/banhez-pechuga-de-pavo.jpgBanhez Pechuga de PavoA pechuga built on turkey – more novelty than revelation https://mezcal.report/r/vago-arroqueno-en-barro2020-03-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/vago-arroqueno-en-barro.jpgVago Arroqueno en BarroAquilino's arroqueño, distilled in clay – dense and structurally clear https://mezcal.report/r/palenqueros-espadin-madrecuishe2020-02-24monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palenqueros-espadin-madrecuishe.jpgPalenqueros Espadin - MadrecuisheEspadín-madrecuishe ensamble at 53%, the karwinskii gets the second half https://mezcal.report/r/koch-elemental2020-02-23monthly0.8 https://mezcal.report/r/banhez-mexicano2020-02-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/banhez-mexicano.jpgBanhez MexicanoBanhez's mexicano at 47%. Cooperative production on a less-common agave, and a category-introduction bottle for mexicano learners https://mezcal.report/r/el-yope-jabali2020-02-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-yope-jabali.jpgEl Yope JabaliJabalí at 46%. The agave's difficulty handled, not celebrated https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-coyote2020-02-11monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-coyote.jpgRey Campero CoyoteCoyote at 48.7% – Rey Campero experimenting cleanly https://mezcal.report/r/el-yope-barril2020-02-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-yope-barril.jpgEl Yope BarrilBarril at 46%, a workable mid-tier barril with Guerrero's leaner profile https://mezcal.report/r/susto-mezcal-joven2020-02-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/susto-mezcal-joven.jpgSusto Mezcal JovenFear nothing but the absence of taste – the brand meant it https://mezcal.report/r/banhez-arroqueno2020-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/banhez-arroqueno.jpgBanhez ArroqueñoBanhez's arroqueño – cooperative production on a demanding agave https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-madre-cuishe2020-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-madre-cuishe.jpgPescador de Sueños Madre CuisheA madrecuishe that justifies the age of the plant https://mezcal.report/r/tosba-arroqueno2020-02-03monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tosba-arroqueno.jpgTosba ArroquenoArroqueño from the Sierra Norte, patiently rendered https://mezcal.report/r/el-mero-mero-tobala2020-02-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/el-mero-mero-tobala.jpgEl Mero Mero TobalaTobalá at 48% – El Mero Mero's best bottle, and the argument for why uneven ranges reward wild-agave picks https://mezcal.report/r/palomo-espadin2020-02-01monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/palomo-espadin.jpgPalomo EspadinHouse espadín with nothing unusual to argue https://mezcal.report/r/5-sentidos-madrecuixe2020-01-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/5-sentidos-madrecuixe.jpg5 Sentidos Madrecuixe - Atenogenes GarcíaThe 5 Sentidos standard madrecuishe – dense and disciplined https://mezcal.report/r/mina-real-reposado2020-01-31monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mina-real-reposado.jpgMina Real ReposadoThe Minas blanco aged down to 40% – a backward step https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-tobala-madrecuixe2020-01-29monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-tobala-madrecuixe.jpgMezcalosfera Tobala/​MadrecuixeThe 4.9 consensus isn't a typo https://mezcal.report/r/la-luna-cupreata-black-label-ensamble2020-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-luna-cupreata.jpgLa Luna Cupreata (Black Label Ensamble)The La Luna cupreata-azul-manso – entry to the range https://mezcal.report/r/real-minero-tobala2020-01-28monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/real-minero-tobala.jpgReal Minero TobalaTobalá as the clay-still does it – denser, slower, more patient https://mezcal.report/r/koch-pulquero2020-01-27monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/koch-pulquero.jpgKoch PulqueroPulquero – a rare Karwinskii-family agave, straight https://mezcal.report/r/lagrimas-de-dolores-anejo2020-01-26monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/lagrimas-de-dolores-anejo.jpgLagrimas de Dolores AnejoDurango cenizo añejo at 40%, oak aging + minimum proof, the commercial combination https://mezcal.report/r/la-medida-tobasiche2020-01-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-medida-tobasiche.jpgLa Medida TobasicheTobaziche from José Díaz Bustamante – karwinskii's leaner, sharper face https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-coyote2020-01-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-coyote.jpgPescador de Sueños CoyoteCoyote agave – a rare species that deserves a more committed bottling than this https://mezcal.report/r/wild-shot-reposado2020-01-25monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/wild-shot-reposado.jpgWild Shot ReposadoA reposado whose storytelling outruns its liquid https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-sierra-negra2020-01-23monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-sierra-negra.jpgRey Campero Sierra NegraSierra negra, twenty-five years in the ground, a rare release https://mezcal.report/r/la-jicarita-sierra-negra2020-01-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/la-jicarita-sierra-negra.jpgLa Jicarita Sierra NegraSierra Negra – a rare varietal from Martínez López https://mezcal.report/r/pescador-de-suenos-mexicano-amarillo2020-01-22monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/pescador-de-suenos-mexicano-amarillo.jpgPescador de Sueños Mexicano AmarilloAn ensamble with rhodacantha doing the talking https://mezcal.report/r/erstwhile-cuishe2020-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/erstwhile-cuishe.jpgErstwhile CuisheErstwhile cuishe at 45%. A reliable mid-tier karwinskii at proof the agave actually uses https://mezcal.report/r/sombra-joven2020-01-21monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/sombra-mezcal-joven.jpgSombra JovenA sustainability story told through a forgettable espadín https://mezcal.report/r/gracias-a-dios-mango2020-01-20monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/gracias-a-dios-mango.jpgGracias a Dios MangoMango-infused mezcal – we have questions https://mezcal.report/r/cuish-espadin2020-01-19monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuish-espadin.jpgCuish Espadin - José Santiago LopezJosé Santiago's Matatlán espadín at 48% https://mezcal.report/r/cuentacuentos-arroqueno-ancestral2020-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/cuentacuentos-arroqueno-ancestral.jpgCuentacuentos Arroqueño AncestralAncestral arroqueño from Sola de Vega – dark, slow, right https://mezcal.report/r/leyendas-verde-san-luis-potosi2020-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/leyenda-san-luis-potosi.jpgLeyendas Verde (San Luis Potosi)Verde salmiana at proof levels that undersell it https://mezcal.report/r/rey-campero-jabali-tepextate2020-01-18monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rey-campero-jabali-tepextate.jpgRey Campero Jabali + TepextateJabalí and tepextate at 48%, wild agaves holding their proof line https://mezcal.report/r/xicaru-reposado2020-01-17monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/xicaru-reposado.jpgXicaru ReposadoXicaru's reposado inherits every problem the joven had https://mezcal.report/r/los-nahuales-metodo-antiguo2020-01-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/los-nahuales-metodo-antiguo.jpgLos Nahuales Método AntiguoThe traditional-method bottle that argues for the house https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-con-mango-y-chile-habanero2020-01-16monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-con-mango-y-chile-habanero.jpgMezcalosfera con Mango y Chile HabaneroMargarito Cortés distills espadín with mango and habanero – the gamble pays off https://mezcal.report/r/memorable-tepeztate2020-01-13monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/memorable-tepeztate.jpgMemorable TepeztateFelipe Hernandez's tepextate at a proof that honors the 25-year wait https://mezcal.report/r/bozal-borrego2020-01-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/bozal-borrego.jpgBozal BorregoBorrego (castilla) from Guerrero – one of Bozal's geographic detours https://mezcal.report/r/paquera-espadin-barril2020-01-10monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/paquera-espadin-barril.jpgPaquera Espadin & BarrilEspadín-barril ensamble at 45%, under-proofed for the karwinskii partner https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-coyote2020-01-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-coyote.jpgRezpiral Coyote - Leonardo HernandezLeonardo Hernández's coyote at 46%, small-batch copper-pot discipline https://mezcal.report/r/tehuana-con-chile2020-01-09monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/tehuana-con-chile.jpgTehuana Con ChileChile-infused mezcal – the gimmick is louder than the agave https://mezcal.report/r/400-conejos-reposado2020-01-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/400-conejos-reposado.jpg400 Conejos Reposado38% reposado – also a commercial product https://mezcal.report/r/quiquiriqui-san-juan-del-rio2020-01-08monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/quiquiriqui-san-juan-del-rio.jpgQuiquiriqui San Juan del RioSan Juan del Río espadín at 48% – the Quiquiriqui that tries https://mezcal.report/r/espina-negra-espadin2020-01-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/espina-negra-espadin.jpgEspina Negra EspadinEspina Negra's entry espadín at 45% – commercial-adjacent production at honest proof https://mezcal.report/r/marquez-reposado2020-01-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/marquez-reposado.jpgMarquéz ReposadoReposado that loses the argument on both sides https://mezcal.report/r/mezcalosfera-bicuixe-madrecuixe-verde2020-01-06monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/mezcalosfera-bicuixe-madrecuixe-verde.jpgMezcalosfera Bicuixe/ Madrecuixe/ VerdeEmanuel Ramos on three karwinskii – the family portrait https://mezcal.report/r/eterno-joven2020-01-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/eterno-joven.jpgEterno JovenCommercial joven at 40% – standard distribution-tier economics producing standard distribution-tier results https://mezcal.report/r/rezpiral-lumbre2020-01-05monthly0.8https://mezcal.report/images/bottles/rezpiral-lumbre-leonardo-hernandez.jpgRezpiral LumbreLeonardo Hernández's lumbre at 46%. 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