Full Review

Pelotón De La Muerte

Pelotón De La Muerte
Mezcal Artesanal Maguey Espadin

Category: Blanco Mezcal

Date Tasted:
Country: Mexico
Alcohol: 46%
91 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$35

Pelotón De La Muerte
Mezcal Artesanal Maguey Espadin

Category: Blanco Mezcal

Date Tasted:
Country: Mexico
Alcohol: 46%
Clear straw color. Buttery aromas of stale caramel cream candy, dry pie crust dough, roast chicken, green herbs, chive, aloe, and eucalyptus with a glycerous, tangy, dryish medium body and a captivating, long caramelized agave, magic market, caramel, grapefruit, parsnips and warm hay, and walnuts finish. Gentle smoke and a soft palate; a great higher end Mezcal for the novice Mezcal drinker, but after they’re already gotten over the hump and don’t need to be convinced they might like Mezcal in the first place.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: stale caramel cream candy, dry pie crust dough, roast chicken, green herbs, chive, aloe, and eucalyptus
Taste Flavor: caramelized agave, magic market, caramel, grapefruit, parsnips and warm hay, and walnuts
Smoothness Smoothness: Soft
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails and neat
Cocktail Cocktails: Paloma, Sangrita, Tommy's Margarita
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Gentle smoke and a soft palate; a great higher end Mezcal for the novice Mezcal drinker, but after they're already gotten over the hump and don't need to be convinced they might like Mezcal in the first place.

The Producer

Mezcales de Leyenda

The Producer
131 Waverly Ave #1F
Brooklyn, NY 11205
USA
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Their Portfolio

Blanco Mezcal

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Serve in a Copita
Blanco mezcal is a spirit from Mexico that can be made from as many as 18 different types of the agave plant, some cultivated and some wild. Most are produced in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. A blanco mezcal is distilled in a copper still (sometimes double distilled) and is not aged in oak, thus preserving a clear appearance.

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. Serve these on their own, in an adventuresome cocktail, or with a cigar.