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Marca Negra Dobadan
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Distiller:
Alberto Ortiz
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Bottler:
Mezcal Marca Negra
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ABV:
47.9%
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Age:
NA
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 93
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: Erupts into a haze of herbal smoke, with cooked ancho chile, bitter herbs, and lemon peel before finishing with a medicinal, lozenge-like note. If a shaman's house burned down, this is what the air would likely smell like. This is a complex and challenging mezcal, yet one that delivers flavor in spades.
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Intro:
Also known as Mexicano, Agave Dobodan is used to produce this release by Alberto Ortiz for Mezcal Marca Negra. Distilled in Santa Maria La Pila, this is Batch XAO014-17. Bottle 450/890. Let's dive in!
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Nose:
Rich vanilla bean, cream, praline, pepper and some pineapple. Roasty agave is front and center. Enticing.
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Taste:
Thick, rich, mouth feel. Lots of honey, pepper, pineapple, melon and jalapeño pepper. Really complex, lots going on.
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Finish:
Long and exceptional. Minerality steps in to pair with faint ash, some smoke, some pear and pineapple. Excellent agave character, really roasty character.
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Overall:
Whew, this is downright lovely. I could drink this all day. This shows off so much great Mexicano character, in a way that just jives with my palate.
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Score:
7
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