Have I really not reviewed a mezcal since last November? Well, I guess I’ve barely reviewed any booze since last November. Anyway, I have today another release from Chacolo, whose spirit cannot legally be called mezcal (or tequila). See my previous (and so far only other) review of one of their mezcals to see why that is. As I noted there, Chacolo use the capon method of of “castrating” the agave plant as it begins to send up a flowering stalk but leave the plants in the field to concentrate the flavours for far longer than most producers. The ixtero amarillo I reviewed last October spent four years in capon before being mashed and distilled. This release of lineño is from agave that spent 3 years in capon (I’m not sure if “in capon” is the correct way to put it). Unlike the ixtero amarillo, lineño is a variety of agave angustifolia, as are the rest of the agave varieties the family grows. (Again, I recommend that you read more about them on Mezcalistas.) I liked that ixterro amarillo a lot and am looking forward to this one. Continue reading →