El Diablito Mezcal Joven (75cl, 40%)

A joven mezcal from Mexico, made from 100% agave by WW Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., which has produced mezcal under the El Diablito name since 1997. Bottled young and unaged at 40% ABV in a 750ml bottle, it is built on mature agave, with hearts averaging some 70 kg at harvest. It is an old-school commercial joven rather than a single-village artisanal bottling, with no barrel between the still and the glass to soften the smoke or mute the fruit. Pale-straw in colour, with fresh apple, pear, vanilla and smoke, plus a refreshing astringency; sweet agave with earth and a peppery warmth on the finish.