DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Bozal Mezcal – Reserva Metodo Ancestral
Agave Species: Papalote o Cupreata (Oaxaca)

Aroma: Caramel, sweet cream, clotted cream, creamy, nougat, simple syrup, sweet pear, apple, dates, ripe fruit, figs, floral, fresh-cut green beans, green grass, mint, spice, woody.

Palate: Vanilla, sweet cream, maple syrup, toasted oats, light licorice, sandalwood, pepper, spice, lightly salty, gentle smoke, woody, cedar, clean, absolutely delicious.

Finish: Honey, creamy, pear, pepper, peppercorns, smoke, woodsy, complex, smooth.

Double Gold Medal
   

Zignum Mezcal Reposado
Agave Species: Espadin (Oaxaca)

Aroma: Toffee, caramel, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, honey, caramelized apples, coconut, pineapple, melon, ripe apples, pear, cherry cola, jelly beans, herbs, bourbon.

Palate: Toffee, nougat, caramel butter, caramel spice, caramelized banana, creamy vanilla, cream soda, sweet cherry, hot chocolate, cocoa, coconut, coffee, lightly sweet, scotch, new oak, smooth, amazing, wow.

Finish: Sweet candy, green olive, best neat, well-balanced, soft, smooth, original, delicious, to die for, perfect, heaven in a glass.

Double Gold Medal
   

Zignum Mezcal Añejo
Agave Species: Espadin (Oaxaca)

Aroma: Roast caramel, nougat, vanilla, clotted cream, whipped cream, maple sugar cubes dusted in brown sugar, powdered cocoa, powdered sugar, caramelized plantains, honey, pineapple, cherry cola, green apple, gardenia, woody, freshness, soft.

Palate: Toffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, sweet cream soda, molasses, buckwheat honey, honey-covered bananas, sweet dried fruits, pate de fruits, pineapple, plantains, pecans, fennel, herbs, spice, rum, oak, cedar, soft, extremely smooth.

Finish: Caramel, salted caramel, white toffee, molasses, spicy vanilla, smoky, well-balanced, clean, silky, smooth, wow—amazing to sip, beyond amazing, must have.

Double Gold Medal
   

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Zignum Mezcal Silver
Agave Species: Espadin (Oaxaca)

Aroma: Caramel, cream soda, nougat, vanilla, syrup, honey, poached pears, mild pear, pear vodka, banana, fruit salad, fig, flowers, fennel, pleasant sweetness, sod, moist earth, humid cave, wet stones.

Palate: Chocolate, cocoa, sweet cream, vanilla, honey, soft peach, dates, figs, maple-coated figs, toasted almonds, grain, licorice, grassy, light sweetness, light smoke, soft, clean, fresh, delicate, tasty.

Finish: Warmed praline, creamy, lime essence, pepper, mineral oil, tannic, lightly sweet, balanced, soft, silky, smooth.

Gold Medal

El Recuerdo de Oaxaca Joven
(Oaxaca)

Aroma: Toasted corn, agave, lemon, lime, smoked lemon peel, sandalwood, vegetal, fresh-cut grass, green leaves, spearmint, chalky, mineral oil, smoked tobacco dipped in tequila, leather, earth, fire, smoky, woody, oak.

Palate: Burnt caramel, creamy, brown sugar, pear, Meyer lemon peel, dates, smoked cucumber salad, green olives dipped in tequila, earthy sandalwood, earthy, fresh smoke, smoked pine, smoked cedar, surprisingly gentle, refreshing.

Finish: Fresh-raked leaves, smoky pepper, cigars, earthy, fire, char, smoky, slick, smooth, soft, rich, great flavors.

Gold Medal

Gracias a Dios – Espadin
Agave Species: Espadin (Oaxaca)

Aroma: Cooked strawberries, berries, poached fruit, lemon, lime, citrus, anise, olive mashed in vodka, grassy, wet grass, black pepper, peppercorn, salty, bacon, wet leather, earth.

Palate: Toffee, caramel, sweet cream, nougat, pear, berries, citrus, sweet dried apricots, green peppers, chili peppers, pepper, spice, brisket, wet leather, oily, smoky, smoke, clean.

Finish: Cream soda, creamy, banana, stony verbena, sherry, pepper, spice, beefy, sweet leather, smoky, smooth.

Gold Medal

Bozal Mezcal – Cuixe
Agave Species: Cuixe (Oaxaca)

Aroma: Lemon, dried fruit, herbal, fresh cut grass, moist leaves, lettuce, raw green beans, vegetal, pickles, bamboo, pepper, salty, wet dirt, earth, smoky, wood.

Palate: Honey, light cream, anise, herbal, herbaceous, tarragon, pepper, raw vegetables, fresh cut grass, green like fresh leaves, mineral oil, black dirt, earthy, smoke, bitter burnt firewood, wood, fresh, crisp.

Finish: Mahogany, mossy, smoky, gentle heat, well balanced, silky, smooth, beautiful.

Gold Medal

Bozal Mezcal – Ensamble
Agave Species: Espadin, Barril & Mexicano
(Oaxaca)

Aroma: Caramel, vanilla, lime, pineapple, fig, herbal, smoked citrus, green olive, cucumber, pickle, mustard seeds, dill, celery seeds, coriander, fire-branded metal, smoke, burnt wood.

Palate: Cream soda, pith, fresh herbal, herbaceous, licorice, anise, fennel, grassy, tarragon, spice, white pepper, jalapeno, pepper, earthy, burnt wood, bright smoke, woody, cedar, pine.

Finish: Smoked agave, pepper, spicy, steely, smoky, firewood on the rocks, woody, burnt wood, full-flavored, smooth.

Gold Medal

Gracias a Dios – Tobalá
Agave Species: Tobalá (Oaxaca)

Aroma: Cooked strawberries, berries, poached fruit, lemon, lime, citrus, anise, olive mashed in vodka, grassy, wet grass, black pepper, peppercorn, salty, bacon, wet leather, earth.

Palate: Toffee, caramel, sweet cream, nougat, pear, berries, citrus, sweet dried apricots, green peppers, chili peppers, pepper, spice, brisket, wet leather, oily, smoky, smoke, clean.

Finish: Cream soda, creamy, banana, stony verbena, sherry, pepper, spice, beefy, sweet leather, smoky, smooth.

Gold Medal

Alacrán Mezcal Joven
Agave Species: Espadin (Oaxaca)
Organic

Aroma: Vanilla, sugar, raisin, flowers, green olive, pickles, nuts, burning tobacco, smoky, woody, oak, white oak.

Palate: Vanilla, smoked vanilla bean, cream, whipped cream, honey, tropical fruit, pear, citrus, pepper, roasted pepper, pickle, fresh grass, spearmint, licorice, spices, peppercorns, toast, tar, black tarmac, smoky, wood, soft.

Finish: Creamy, tropical flowers, peppercorn, peppery, spicy, tobacco, earth, smoky, smoked, well-balanced, soft, lively.

Gold Medal

Bozal Mezcal – Tobasiche
Agave Species: Tobasiche (Oaxaca)

Aroma: Lemon, lemon drops, pear, prickly pear, dried fruit, licorice, white pepper, whole grain mustard, pickled vegetables, pickles, sauerkraut, moss, grassy, wet leather, earth, tar, briny, smoke.

Palate: Caramel, café au lait, honey, melon, herbs, green olive, pepper, peppercorns, spice, sandalwood, licorice, tar, oily, mineral, earth, volcanic, peaty, char, smoky, way different taste.

Finish: Vanilla, creamy, faint fruit, smoky pepper, wet stones, smoke, meaty smoke, clean, smooth, classic mezcal finish.

Gold Medal