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Review · · by The Editors
BEÚ Spirits New Moon
New Moon espadín – capón harvest, Santa Maria La Pila production
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: BEÚ Spirits
- Maestro: Refugia "Cuca" Cortez Ramos
- Region: Santa Maria La Pila, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
BEÚ hangs capón espadín releases on moon-phase labels, the marketing-frame is a shrug; the bottle underneath isn't. Capón production (quiote cut before the plant flowers, concentrating the sugars) at 48% from Santa Maria La Pila delivers an espadín that reads closer to wild-agave caliber than its base suggests. Buy it for the agronomy lesson, not the moon.
BEÚ's moon-phase naming is marketing; the bottles earn the concept
Tasting notes
Nose: Concentrated cooked agave with green herb
Palate: Capón espadín with full proof behind it; dense at 48%
Finish: Very long, drying, warm
The bottom line
A reliable BEÚ pick