Like your mezcals on the softer facet of issues? Try Tres Tribus Mezcal. The corporate, based solely in 2023, comes from the identical of us behind Mijenta Tequila, and the operation now boasts six completely different expressions of the traditional spirit. The mezcal is made “utilizing pristine water from the close by Tidaá volcano aquifer and a hand-built nonetheless that includes native components from the area.”
The newest launch is Tres Tribus Espadín, which is meant as a “delicately smoky” providing — and that bears fruit. You may inform instantly from the nostril that you just’re entering into leans extra into light components of baked apples and lemon peel, backed by a smokiness that evokes barbecued almonds, then smoked beef — however within the distance, not in your face.
The palate is nice and citrus-forward, that includes juicy mandarins, Meyer lemon, and a mild grassiness that meanders towards natural notes of thyme and rosemary. Smoke is much more of an afterthought on the tongue than on the nostril, evoking flavors of barbecued lemon, touched with a little bit of black pepper. Once more there’s a kick of almond, plus some well-toasted marshmallow, and a layer of pastry cream to wrap issues up.
Extraordinarily straightforward to sip on, and it mixes very nicely, too. Attempt it in a margarita.
90 proof. NOM O663X. Reviewed: Batch #1ESP-01483.
A- / $40
Tres Tribus Mezcal Espadin
$40
