This is the 5th Edition. 53.8% version.

This stuff is terrific and probably my favorite mezcal to date. It’s complex and earthy with nice spicy and fruity elements as well. The more I try it the more I get spicy cocoa and caramel. Then I sip again and get some nice sweet bbq steak. The nose starts slightly woody and herbal like some of my favorite karwinskii profiles before starting to layer in some fruit. The palate starts savory, goes fruity, and then finishes off more earthy and rich. I’ve yet to have a mezcal that taste like it has oak influence like this, but this one truly does and I mean that in the best possible way. It’s like it has another dimension on it. The finish continues the holiday spice and leathery notes. Sometimes when people say spicy I read “hot” but that is not the case here. The 50%+ ABV does beautifully. I always had heard great things about EJ and Pedro Vasquez, I now see why.