Bosscal Mezcal Joven

Bosscal is mezcal from Durango — the northern desert state, not Oaxaca — and Good Spirits News rated the Joven an A, one of the better organic spirits they'd tasted. The brand is a family business, first released in 2015, that owns its own distillery under NOM D248G and works on a "mountain to market" philosophy: fourth-generation mezcalero Uriel Simental Enríquez hand-selects wild, mountain-grown Agave durangensis — the cenizo of Durango's high, volcanic terrain — harvested at maturity with preservation in mind, pesticide-free and certified organic. It takes about 17 kilos of agave per liter, versus an industry average of 10. The agave is pit-roasted, crushed, naturally fermented, and distilled with distiller Alan Hernández in the traditional artisanal way, bottled at 42% ABV in a hand-blown bottle shaped like the volcanic tufa rocks that define Durango's terroir. GSN found it lightly sweet with agave character, wrapped in a smoky woodfire garment — very clean, medium-bodied, with a lingering soft creosote note. Bosscal's notes: citrus, particularly orange and blood orange, with sweet, tart, and floral notes across a balanced, lightly smoked palate. Expect a cleaner, more mineral, less earthy mezcal than Oaxacan espadín — the durangensis signature. For a Division Bell, a Mezcal Paloma, a Garden Sour, or neat, it's the desert's mezcal, and the base of the Damiana and Conejo. Organic, wild, and shaped like a rock.

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