Maguey Melate Gregorio “Don Goyo” Martinez Garcia Tepextate

The Schtick: Distilled by “Don Goyo” Martinez Garcia using Tepextate, this bottling by Maguey Melate should be quite the treat. This was distilled on copper, and bottled at 48.9% ABV. Let’s dive in.

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Review #1733 | Mezcal Review #140

Distiller: Don Martinez Garcia

Bottler: Maguey Melate

Brand: Magey Melate

Selection:

ABV: 48.9% ABV

Age: NA

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Nose: Bright, crisp, fruity. Lovely chemical quality, cotton candy, bell pepper, some jalapeno. Fun garlic note that gives way to bright fruits and some smoke.

Taste: Powerful vegetal quality, some smoke and minerality. Sweet candy, fruits, a hint of cream, and confectioners sugar. Lovely in all the right ways.

Finish: Long finish, loaded with fruits, a hint of jalapeno and tons of creamy sweetness. A hint of cocoa, perhaps, with some minerality and lovely complexity.

Overall: Really great offering here, showing the sweet, complex, creamy side of Tep that drives me wild. Yum.

Thanks for reading!

Rank: 8

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