Reviews / Carreño Espadin
Review · · by The Editors
Carreño Espadin
The espadín the specialty conversation keeps returning to
Score: 5.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Carreño Mezcal
- Maestro: Leonardo Hernandez
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Consensus 5.0 matches. Carreño's espadín is one of the bottles that argues the category is still growing, small producers making cultivated agave at reference caliber demonstrate that 5-agave work isn't limited to wild-agave bottlings. San Dionisio Ocotlán's palenque delivers an espadín with structural depth and saline mineral register most wild agaves reach. Benchmark espadín. Buy on sight.
When a small producer makes espadín at 5-agave level, the whole category reframes
Tasting notes
Nose: Warm stone, cooked agave, green herb, citrus peel, mineral damp
Palate: Densely composed at 46% – Carreño's San Dionisio Ocotlán palenque produces espadín with benchmark depth
Finish: Endless. Drying, iron-tinged, cooling
The bottom line
Top-shelf espadín. Buy on sight
Where to buy online
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