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Dewar’s Blended Scotch Whisky Ilegal Smooth 8yr Mezcal Cask Finish 750mL

Editor’s Note: Fuck that was a hell of a week, anyway.

We have sort of a complicated relationship with Dewar’s – on the one hand we prefer Famous Grouse or just a Glenlivet 12 Yr for a mixing/well scotch. (we really should review those) That’s not to say the white label hasn’t occasionally showed up in the bar. The 12 year Dewar’s is thankfully a bit better, but given the length of age one would expect that. This though – this was unexpected, and quite frankly much better than it had any right to be.

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Sangre de Vida Mezcal 750mL

Our first proper Mezcal review! Mezcal is something HBR has had occasionally usually at a restaurant or bar, but we’ve never actually gotten together and sat down to actually reviewing a bottle. Overall Mezcal is made the same way as tequila, and like champagne Tequila merely signifies a region in which it’s made. This region however is so prolific that it’s de-factor standard, and too a certain degree Mezcal’s are often looked down upon as an inferior product.

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