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Mocel Ensamble
Three Michoacán agaves, one maestro, one statement
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Mocel Mezcal
- Maestro: Juan Pérez García
- Region: Etucuaro, Michoacán
- Agave: Espadincillo
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $236 ($$$$)
Verdict
Ensambles often fail because the components lose their voices; Juan Pérez García writes each voice so clearly that the chord holds. Cupreata and inaequidens are the dominant agaves, espadincillo the connective tissue, and Etucuaro the home ground. Two reviewers at 4.5 track with our read. This is the Michoacán ensamble to open next to a NETA ensamble from Miahuatlán if you want to hear two traditions at once.
Juan Pérez García makes the case for Michoacán ensamble as its own tradition
Tasting notes
Nose: Wild herbs, roast pear, warm pine, faint salt
Palate: 46% ensamble that lands as architecture rather than average, cupreata's orchard, inaequidens' resin, and espadincillo's lean spine each stay legible. Filipino still keeps it lifted
Finish: Layered, dry-mineral – very long
The bottom line
Buy for anyone who thinks Michoacán only makes single-agave bottles
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
Price check: $236 (2026-07-29).