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Gem & Bolt Mezcal Artesenal
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Distiller:
Ignacio Martinez
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Bottler:
Gem & Bolt
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ABV:
40%
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Age:
NA
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 66
- Publication: Tequila Raiders
- Excerpt: I can’t really say I love this. I like the attempt at innovation, but it falls short, and feels more like a gimmick in the end. I’m not really upset, since I bought this at a hefty discount, but I wouldn’t buy it again. It’s just bad mezcal, in my opinion.
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- Raided Score: 82
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: A tasty if not profound mezcal with clean flavors, brilliant packaging, and if the rumors about Damiana’s benefits are true, a potent extra feature.
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- Raided Score: 87
- Publication: Tastings
- Excerpt: Herbal aromas and flavors of peppermint, eucalyptus, lavender, black tea, and honey. An herbaceous and distinctive Mezcal for hot toddies, creative stirred cocktails, and bonding sips.
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- Raided Score: 71
- Publication: Drink Hacker
- Excerpt: Heavy herbal/floral notes that play out over a strange base of roasted mushroom and wet forest floor. All told, this might work as a mixer in an herb-heavy cocktail, but on its own the lack of both focus and balance leave the imbiber wanting.
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Intro:
Produced by Ignacio Martinez in San Dionisio Ocotepec using Espadin, this Mezcal is distilled and infused with Damiana before undergoing a second distillation. This is a new concept to me, as I've had few infused Mezcals, so I'm looking forward to the experience. Let's dive in.
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Nose:
Really rich honey, pineapple, apples, cotton candy and a funny weird clove note I don’t really usually get in a Mezcal. Almost some sour cream. Grassy. Outdoors after a rainstorm. Lots of really interesting, but also bizarre, notes.
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Taste:
Thin on the palate, but no heat. It’s sweet, quite a bit of vanilla, some lime, weird custard like note. Bit of grassy note in there, with some clove. Weird.
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Finish:
Short, but interesting. Really creamy once again, but not sweet here. Creamy clove, heather, a weird grassy note. Some soil. Lots of soil. I feel like I got dirt in my mouth, in a disagreeable way, for some time after swallowing the end of this dram.
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Overall:
I can’t really say I love this. I like the attempt at innovation, but it falls short, and feels more like a gimmick in the end. I’m not really upset, since I bought this at a hefty discount, but I wouldn’t buy it again. It’s just bad mezcal, in my opinion.
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Score:
3
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