| Rating | 95 2024 Top 50 |
| Style | Mezcal |
| Produced In | Mexico |
| ABV | 47% |
| Availability | Year Round |
| Price | $150.00 |
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| Review Updated | 2024-12-04 |
Mezcal Ultramundo Maguey Lamparillo Review
The little-encountered wild variety of Maguey Lamparillo agave takes 15 to 20 years to reach maturity. Once those plants have done so at Ultramundo’s Rancho Pelayo, the producer cuts off their quiote stalks, employing the capón technique, and leaves them in the ground for additional months to enhance the agave and its eventual flavor profile. All those years and months were worth the wait, resulting in an exceptionally complex spirit, redolent of baking spices, capsicums, incense, olives, brown sugar — to name but a few of its tasting notes.
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