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Review · · by The Editors
Borroso - Rey Arellanes
Rey Arellanes's Santa Catarina Minas espadín – Borroso's serious tier, and the Minas clay-still character at mid-tier prices
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Borroso Mezcal
- Maestro: Rey Arellanes Angeles
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
Rey Arellanes is the Borroso bottle to buy; the producer's range runs uneven but this one lands cleanly. Minas clay-still production carries a specific textural weight no copper still reproduces, and Arellanes respects it throughout rather than trying to smooth it out. A legitimate Minas espadín. No consensus recorded; we come in at 3.5.
Minas production is always worth the bump
Tasting notes
Nose: Hot clay with mineral damp, warm earth
Palate: Dense at 49%. The Mina's clay-still register holds – thicker, more river rock, more textured than copper-still Matatlán espadín, with the specific granularity clay stills produce
Finish: Warm, river rock, with a slow clay-earth fade – long
The bottom line
The Borroso worth buying