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Review · · by The Editors
Carreño Ensamble 7
Seven-agave ensamble from Carreño – the bottle that earns the count
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Carreño Mezcal
- Maestro: Aureliano Hernandez
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Coyote, Cuishe, Espadin, Lumbre, Tepextate, Tobala, Tobaziche
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
One of the strongest seven-agave ensambles we've tasted. Seven agaves (coyote, cuishe, espadín, lumbre, tepextate, tobalá, tobaziche) at 45% usually overshoots, most blenders can't unify that many agaves into one bottle – but Carreño's production discipline delivers a composition where the seven agaves read as a chord rather than a crowd. The community agrees. A the bottle the category aims at ensamble from a producer at the top of his range.
Seven agaves usually overshoots. Not here
Tasting notes
Nose: Layered, wildflower with green pepper, mineral damp, warm earth
Palate: Complex and coherent at 45% – rare for a seven-agave to integrate
Finish: Unending. Drying, flinty, warm
The bottom line
A the bottle the category aims at ensamble