Reviews / Alipus San Luis
Review · · by The Editors
Alipus San Luis
The standard Alipus San Luis at 48% – competent village espadín
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Alipus Mezcal
- Maestro: Baltazar Cruz Gomez
- Region: San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $75 ($$)
Verdict
A reliable SLDR village bottling. The standard Alipus San Luis at 48% is the range's working pick – SLDR is the most celebrated Alipus village, and the baseline bottle delivers the village's signature mineral spine without demanding specialty-importer economics. Del Maguey's and Nuestra Soledad's SLDRs sit at similar or higher price tiers; Alipus's is the commercial-friendly middle option. Reviewer consensus aligns. A dependable Alipus pick.
Alipus's standard San Luis is the range's working pick
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, then mineral damp, warm stone
Palate: Dense, SLDR's slate-tinged spine legible
Finish: Drying, clean
The bottom line
A dependable Alipus pick