Reviews / Awry Espadin
Review · · by The Editors
Awry Espadin
Awry's Matatlán espadín – clean if unmemorable
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- 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