Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal

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750ml

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46% ABV

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BrandDel Maguey
CategoryMezcal
CountryMexico
RegionOaxaca
DistilleryDel Maguey
AgeNAS
Style Blanco Mezcal
Alcohol 46%

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Small batch wonder.

Ron Cooper of Taos, New Mexico, loves Mezcal. He loves everything about it from the choice agave plants used to the local “palenques” (distilleries) brewing up this sacred elixir. “Maguey” is the Aztec word for “agave”. So he established Del Maguey about ten years ago, spending his days searching the back roads of Mexico discovering the small family farm distilleries making Mezcal with local flair. He bottles up their local spirit and sells these small batch artisanal releases to a grateful public.

If you drive up into the mountains above the State of Oaxaca you will crest a ridge and enter a small valley. The entire valley sits at about 1 mile in elevation and has one small town in the center — Chichicapa. Faustino Garcia Vasquez has proudly made his handcrafted Mezcal there for decades from local espadin agave plants. Previously it has not been available anywhere else but here. This is production “old school” style, so each batch has variation that cannot be avoided. But the intense flavour and aroma of 7 YO Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal are something that you just can’t get elsewhere.

Smartass Corner:
Tequila is made in one specific region from one type of agave. Mezcal can use several agaves and can come from anywhere in Mexico.

Appearance / Color
Lightly cloudy

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Powerfully herbal

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Savory and sweet with complex notes of butterscotch, pine, sea salt caramels, and grilled fruits

Finish
Medium finish, with caramelized vegetables and a whiff of smoke

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Had this in a flight of Del Ma...

Had this in a flight of Del Magueys and this was my favorite. Smoke was there but as compliment and not the dominate note. TropicL fruit notes played nicely and it was a great sipper.

Tasted neat from a glencairn. ...

Tasted neat from a glencairn. The pour was allowed to rest for a while after the pour. This is from a fresh bottle as I begin to explore mezcals. This is a liquor with which I've had little experience and I don't understand why I waited. The combination of vegetal and phenol elements hooked me. I sense this could get expensive...

This is the fourth mezcal I've tried and is easily the best so far. The aromas from the glass are complex and delightful. I get fresh grapefruit, mint, cactus, cut grass, plastic (think cheap rain poncho), ethanol and oil smoke. It's both an assault on the senses and an Alice-in-Wonderland experience and I'm enjoying the ride.

Mouthfeel is rich and creamy. The palate is lush with sweet syrup, smoky ash, agave, lemons, ruby grapefruit, green bell pepper, black pepper and a touch of capsacin.

The finish has a lovely fade, leaving a sweet film on the lips and a gentle warming in the throat. I find this to be an easy drinking expression of what has to be one of the more polarizing liquors.

I can easily see how mezcal can be a love it or hate it thing. I can't get away from the echoes of Islay. I like the category and I really like this expression. It's bracing, refreshing, relaxed and challenging all at once.

My ratings 1 = simply horrible and 5 = a perfect expression with the bell curve predicting most average liquors will land between 2 and 3. 4 stars and above represent the very best of what I've had and easily land on my "buy again" list. This Del Maguey Chichicapa expression belongs near the top.