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Ojo De Tigre

Ojo De Tigre
Reposado Mezcal

Category: Reposado Mezcal

Date Tasted:
Country: Mexico
Alcohol: 37%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$35

Ojo De Tigre
Reposado Mezcal

Category: Reposado Mezcal

Date Tasted:
Country: Mexico
Alcohol: 37%
Straw yellow color. Aromas and flavors of green apple magic marker, singed lemon peel, candied pepper corns, and banana taffy with a velvety, lively, dry medium body and a tingling, interesting, brisk finish displaying overtones of roasted peanuts and kettle corn, coconut, orange rind, and caramelized pineapple. Proper agave notes and good use of mild barrel flavors shine.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: green apple magic marker, singed lemon peel, candied pepper corns, and banana taffy
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with overtones of roasted peanuts and kettle corn, coconut, orange rind, and caramelized pineapple
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails
Cocktail Cocktails: Paloma, Sangrita, Tommy's Margarita
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Proper agave notes and good use of mild barrel flavors shine.

The Producer

Casa Lumbre

The Producer

Their Portfolio

BR Alma Finca Orange Liqueur 40% (Mexico) $34.00. - Bronze Medal
92 Contraluz Cristalino Mezcal Artesanal 40% (Mexico) $59.00.
90 Contraluz Cristalino Mezcal Artesenal 40% (Mexico) $59.00.
85 Defrente Blanco Tequila 35% (Mexico) $35.00.
94 Nocheluna Sotol 43% (Mexico) $79.00.
96 Nocheluna Sotol 43% (Mexico) $42.00.
88 Ojo De Tigre Joven Blanco Mezcal 40% (Mexico) $32.00.
94 Ojo De Tigre Reposado Mezcal 37% (Mexico) $35.00.

Reposado Mezcal

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Serve in a Copita
Reposado mezcal is mezcal that is aged up to one year in an oak barrel, usually an ex-bourbon barrel. This is less time aging than an añejo mezcal (one to three years of aging) or extra añejos (three years or more). While these examples do not have the finesse of an añejo mezcal, these are a step or two up in refinement and smoothness from a blanco mezcal and can be served neat or in a cocktail.

Mezcal is often confused with tequila, as both are made from agave. But while tequila must be made from one specific blue agave, mezcal can be produced from eighteen different types of agave (maguey). There are two types of mezcal, those made exclusively from maguey and those made from at least 80% maguey mixed with other ingredients. Mezcal has similar aging terms as tequila, such as reposado and añejo, but generally mezcal is more of an artisanal product, so examples of mezcal vary more than tequila.

Most are double-distilled, while some are triple-distilled and then aged for several years in oak barrels. Flavors range from smoked herbs and pepper to tobacco and charred fruits.