Reviews / Alipus Santa Ana
Review · · by The Editors
Alipus Santa Ana
Santa Ana espadín at 42%. Cleaner than the anniversary line suggests
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Alipus Mezcal
- Maestro: Hernandez Melchor
- Region: Santa Ana, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 42%
- Price: $80 ($$)
Verdict
A working espadín. Santa Ana is the quieter Alipus village – San Luis and San Baltazar get most of the distribution attention, and the standard bottling at 42% sits a couple proof points below the range's best village work. The regional reads cleanly, but the undersold proof caps what the bottle can do. Consensus 3.8 is generous; we score 3. Fine for the village completist who wants every Alipus stamp.
Alipus Santa Ana is the quieter Alipus village
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave – then warm earth, faint smoke
Palate: Medium-bodied at 42% – the proof is a shade low but the village character holds
Finish: Dry, clean, medium
The bottom line
Fine for the village completist