Review #23: Del Maguey Santo Domingo Albarradas Mezcal, 40% abv

weird to have a clear spirit with so much flavor

this is a single-village Mezcal. (I would guess it's single-estate, single-still, etc., too.) I don't know much more than that.

Very nice nose, with roasted winter squash (or maybe pattipan -- but I guess that's probably just agave), rose hips, parsley, and citrus notes before the wispy smoke takes over. Some other grassy and fruity smells, too -- cotton? dragonfruit? I can't really pick them out.

Palate is sweet and smoky, with a long, tongue-coating, smoky and squashy finish. Nice low-proof softness with intense higher-proof flavor.

very nice! not sure this is the best choice in the Del Maguey range, but it'll do.

score: 82