Burrito Fiestero Masparillo

Smell: Barbecued capsicum and pineapple, ginger, sweet cinnamon, hibiscus (!), rosehips (!), flinty minerals. Taste: Baked tropical fruits, mint, vanilla, red clay dust, smoked green vegetables. The mouthfeel is both oily and silken. Aftertaste: Medium/long. Mineralic, briny and earthy trailing to unripe tropical fruits drizzled with sugar-water in the aftertaste. This is the third of four quick reviews based on an impromptu tasting at a local liquor shop. A very tasty mescal. This is part of the Burrito Fiestero Ancestral range, which are wild-sourced single varietal maguey expressions. I’ve never tasted a Masparillo mezcal before but it is certainly both interesting and delicious. I believe they also re-plant in excess of their use, so this is (or at least in 12-14 years will be) sustainable. Please note that I made a mistake in the listing for this – it comes from Durango, not Oaxaca. “Very Good”: 86/100 (4 stars)