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No Brand Lechuguilla
Chihuahua lechuguilla from Dolores González Torres – desert mezcal done right
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: No Brand
- Maestro: Dolores González Torres
- Region: Yerbaniz Batopilas, Chihuahua
- Agave: Shrevei
- ABV: 47.5%
- Price: $40–90 ($$)
Verdict
No Brand is exactly what the label says – unbranded mezcal released under the producer's name, which is the best kind. Dolores González Torres's lechuguilla is a bitter-herbal desert reading that puts Chihuahua on the map for serious drinkers. Six reviewers at 4.2; we agree. Next to a bacanora, this is a northern-state flight worth an evening.
Lechuguilla is Chihuahua's case for a DO of its own
Tasting notes
Nose: Creosote up front. Dry stone, bitter herb, a faint mesquite smoke underneath
Palate: 47.5% shrevei from Yerbaniz Batopilas – the lechuguilla signature of bitter desert herb and mineral dryness, honest and unpolished
Finish: Dry, herbal – long
The bottom line
Buy for the northern-state canon