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El Buho Mexicano Mezcal

Item: El Buho Mexicano Mezcal
Rating: 95
Author: Candie Getgen

Joven Mezcal El Buho

Distiller
Jimenez Mendez Family
Bottler
El Buho
ABV
47%
Age
NAS
Price $100 to $199.99

El Buho Mexicano Mezcal is produced in San Carlos Yautepec, Oaxaca, using Mexicano agave, which matures in 10-12 years. The agave is cooked for seven days in a stone oven, mashed with a horse-drawn tahona and fermented for 8-9 days in pine vats with wild yeast. The mezcal undergoes two distillations in copper stills and is produced by Maestro Mezcalero Octavio Jimenez Monterroza,

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Aggregated Reviews

Raided Score: 95
Drinkhacker
By Christopher Null
This is a brilliant sipping mezcal and priced accordingly, but I can’t help wonder how great it would taste in a margarita. When my glass was empty, I was sad I didn’t have more to find out.
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