Reviews / Atenco Espadin
Review · · by The Editors
Atenco Espadin
A standard San Juan del Rio espadín
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Atenco Mezcal
- Maestro: Rodolfo López Sosa
- Region: San Juan del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
A respectable joven. Atenco's San Juan del Rio espadín at 45% delivers the village's characteristic cleaner-than-Matatlán register without narrow-distribution pricing. The producer is less distributed than Alipus or Del Maguey but runs a similar commercial-specialty proof discipline. No consensus; we score it 3. Fine as a village-specific mid-tier pour.
A working San Juan del Rio espadín
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, then warm stone, faint smoke
Palate: Clean at 45% – village character readable
Finish: Medium-long, dry
The bottom line
Fine