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Review · · by The Editors
Cinco Sentidos Espadín (Mixteca ed. 3)
Anatolio Ramirez's rested espadín at 51.8%. Proof that glass-aging espadín isn't a gimmick
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: 5 Sentidos
- Maestro: Anatolio Ramirez
- Region: San Jose Rio Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 51.8%
- Price: $67 ($)
Verdict
This is the exception that justifies the category, glass-rested mezcal usually reads like marketing, and this one hits like patience. Ramirez runs a small San Jose Rio Minas operation and 5 Sentidos has given him room to experiment. Compared with a Jolgorio reposado concept or an Amaras Logia añejo, this keeps the agave in the foreground rather than letting wood or time overwhelm it.
Glass-aged espadín is a claim most producers can't back; Ramirez can
Tasting notes
Nose: Ripe cooked agave, then dry cedar, brown sugar, faint leather
Palate: Steel distillation and glass aging can both sand off character; Ramirez somehow loses neither. The 51.8% pushes warmth without heat, and the rest time has rounded the mid-palate into something closer to a good añejo tequila than the usual joven
Finish: Warm, lightly smoky
The bottom line
Buy it. The best rested espadín we've had from the catalog