DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

IBÁ 55 Mezcal
Agave Species: Espadín   (San Pablo Huixtepec)

Nose: Honey, vanilla, sugar, simple syrup, sweet agave, green apples, lemon, dried fruit, mint, hot peppers, green pepper, fennel, aged cigars, mesquite, peat, iodine, sea salt, earthy, smoke, aromatic.
Palate: Caramel, honey, apple, agave, bell pepper, floral, red rose, herbs, mint, peppermint, spice, cinnamon, anise, allspice, pepper, earthy, peat, BBQ, smoky, wood, cedar, high pitched, beautiful.
Finish: Cocoa, chocolate, custard, honey, tart cherry, lemon, agave, mouth-coating, nice, smooth.

Double Gold Medal

Tres Papalote Joven Mezcal
Agave Species: Wild Cupreata   (Guerrero)

Nose: Vanilla, café au lait, whipped cream, cotton candy, caramel, nougat, sweet pastry, fig, pear, green apple, lemon, floral, mint, green grass, briny.
Palate: Sweet cream, creamy, vanilla, cream soda, honeyed herb, tropical flower, sweet corn, plantain, light toast, herbal, grass, jalapeño, smoky agave, toasted oak, balanced.
Finish: Pear, honey, hints of chocolate, herbs, mint, peppery, spice, silky, clean, exceptionally smooth.

Double Gold Medal

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Alacrán Mezcal
Agave Species: Espadin   (Oaxaca)

Nose: Toffee, nougat, buttery, fresh-baked cookies, agave, roasted pepper, vegetal, apple, green apple, floral, eucalyptus, grass, sandalwood, herbs, mint, tobacco, salty, brine, woody, molcajete, mineral oil, smoky.
Palate: Cream soda, honey, apple juice, dates, creamy, oatmeal, fine-bodied agave, grassy, herbs, green pepper, black onion seeds, anise, cinnamon, spicy, black pepper, cracked peppercorn, tobacco, mineral, earth, smoky, smooth, great winter drink.
Finish: Honey, chocolate powder, agave, white flowers, mint, almond, spice, peppery, cherry pits, tobacco, smoke, peaty, earthy, wet rock, crisp, smooth, soft, complex.

Gold Medal

IBÁ 40 Organic Mezcal
Agave Species: Espadín   (Oaxaca)

Nose: Caramel, honey, creamy, vanilla, poached apple, pear, lemon, papaya, pineapple, cooked agave, grassy, anise, herb, tobacco, smoked Islay scotch, brine, medicinal, smoky, oak, smooth.
Palate: Cream soda, praline, honey, melon, lime, grilled pineapple, herbs, mint, peppermint, spice, nutmeg, peppercorn, bacon, tobacco, briny, wet stones, briny, peaty, smoke, pine, smooth.
Finish: Anise, clove, Connecticut cigar, white pepper, salty, briny, earthy, cherry smoke, smoke, wood, full-flavored, nice, smooth.

Gold Medal

Los Nahuales Joven Mezcal
Agave Species: Espadín   (Oaxaca)

Nose: Nougat, vanilla, honey, apple, pear, pear juice, citrus, lime, pineapple, agave, sandalwood, juniper, mint, herbal, wet stones, clay, hickory, smoke.
Palate: Praline, vanilla, honey, pineapple, agave, lime, roasted pepper, bell pepper, fennel, anise, herb, mint, grass, moss, sandalwood, tarragon, cumin, pepper, sea salt, peat, campfire, charcoal, briny, wood, smoke, fresh.
Finish: Pineapple, dried ginger, corn, grain, mint, herb, cinnamon, peppery, tobacco, mineral, wet stone, smoky, smooth, well-balanced.

Gold Medal

Tres Papalote Joven Normál
Agave Species: Wild Cupreata   (Guerrero)

Nose: Treacle, vanilla, honey, apple, pear, citrus, lime, asparagus, woody, oaky, tobacco, peat moss, maritime, seawater, morning mist, crisp.
Palate: Nougat, vanilla, cream soda, honey, exotic agave, peach, papaya, apple, raw pear, corn, barley, dried herbs, spearmint, mint, cinnamon, pepper, pink peppercorns, mineral oil, a weeping willow of smoke. wood, soft, smooth.
Finish: Pineapple, dark chocolate, creamy, clove, anise, mint gum, spicy, tobacco, fresh, clean, a wet rock on the ocean, smooth, beautiful.

Gold Medal