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Cuentacuentos Espadin Artesanal

Serafín's espadín at proof – the workhorse done right

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Cuentacuentos Espadin Artesanal bottle
  • Producer: Cuentacuentos
  • Maestro: Maximiliano "Serafin" García Gerónimo
  • Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 48.5%
  • Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

This is what espadín can be when the distributor honors the producer – Serafín's work arrives at 48.5% and hits like a complete thought. Cuentacuentos is running the Dixeebe playbook on a slightly smaller stage, and it's working. Buy this over any commercial espadín that sells for the same money; you're paying for the proof and the name both.

Espadín done by a named maestro at honest proof – the whole argument for artesanal pricing

Tasting notes

Nose: Roasted agave with a dry smoke, green herbs

Palate: Maximiliano 'Serafin' García Gerónimo's 48.5% espadín is muscular where commercial bottles are soft, the copper-still sweetness cut by a mineral undertow

Finish: Dry, faintly peppery, long

The bottom line

The house pour if your house pays attention

Where to buy online

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