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Mezcal Reviews Burrito Fiestero + Ultramundo Batch Pick
Mezcalreviews + Ultramundo joint cask pick – lamparillo-verde ensamble, and the kind of retailer collaboration that surfaces gems
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Burrito Fiestero Mezcal, Ultramundo Mezcal
- Maestro: Juan Manuel Conde
- Region: San Nicolas, Durango
- Agave: Lamparillo, Verde
- ABV: 48.09%
- Price: $40–90 ($$)
Verdict
Ultramundo's picks have a track record of surfacing better-than-standard batches, and this retailer cask combines Burrito Fiestero's two strongest agaves (lamparillo and verde) into a bottle neither alone would reach. The retailer's palate and the producer's discipline both show. Hunt the Ultramundo casks; retailer picks at this level are rare.
Retailer cask picks sometimes deliver category gems worth tracking
Tasting notes
Nose: Pine, wildflower, warm earth, mineral damp, dry herb and a faint cooling high note
Palate: Complex at 48.09%. The specialty-retailer collaboration cask picks are often where the best batches surface – Ultramundo's pick from Burrito Fiestero's Durango production combines two of the range's strongest agave varieties into a coherent ensamble that neither single-variety bottle reaches on its own
Finish: Cooling, drying, river rock, with a slow pine fade
The bottom line
A strong Burrito ensamble