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Awry Espadin

Awry's Matatlán espadín – clean if unmemorable

Score: 3.0/5 agaves

Awry Espadin bottle
  • Producer: Awry Mezcal
  • Maestro: Ignacio Gutiérrez Santiago
  • Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 46%
  • Price: $55 ($)

Verdict

A legitimate producer bottle that doesn't distinguish itself. Awry is a small Matatlán producer whose entry espadín at 46% sits in the competent-but-generic commercial-specialty tier – clean production, honest proof, no distinctive character. The producer's wild-agave bottles elsewhere in the catalog are the more interesting work. No consensus; we read it at 3. Fine for cocktails.

Small-producer espadín at commodity quality

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave – then soft smoke, green apple

Palate: Medium-bodied at 46% – standard Matatlán profile

Finish: Dry – medium-long

The bottom line

Fine

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