Creador Espadin Capon

Item: Creador Espadin Capon
Rating: 3.5
Author: The Editors

Capón espadín at 48.4% – Creador's capón variant

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Producer: Creador Agave Spirits
Maestro: José Alberto Pablo
Region: San Bernardo Mixtepec, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 48.4%
Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

Capón espadín keeps proving its worth when producers commit to the proof the technique demands – the harvest concentrates the sugars, and weak proof throws the concentration away. Creador's Mixtepec capón at 48.4% keeps the concentration structural. Buy it alongside the Claridad Ortiz capón for the best capón-espadín flight on the US market right now.

Capón espadín keeps proving the technique's worth

Tasting notes

Nose: Concentrated cooked agave, warm citrus

Palate: Dense. At 48.4%, capón character readable

Finish: Drying – very long

The bottom line

A solid Creador