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Review · · by The Editors

Dady'O Espadin

40% Tlacolula espadín – commercial-proof by a named maestro

Score: 2.0/5 agaves

Dady'O Espadin bottle
  • Producer: Dady'O Mezcal
  • Maestro: Hugo Cesar García González
  • Region: Tlacolula, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 40%
  • Price: $40 ($)

Verdict

Dady'O is a brand that lands between serious and commercial and this espadín is the document of that tension. 40% is commercial territory regardless of the maestro listed on the label. Skip; for the Matatlán espadín you actually wanted, Banhez at a dollar more or Mestiza Negra at $20 both run 45% with a producer behind the proof. Named maestros deserve bottles that honor their work – this one doesn't.

A maestro's name on a bottle at 40% is a document of compromise

Tasting notes

Nose: Light citrus, then cooked agave, soft smoke

Palate: Hugo Cesar García González is capable of more – at 40% ABV the agave doesn't have the proof to show up fully

Finish: Clean, faintly sweet. Short

The bottom line

Skip; Banhez or Mestiza Negra serves this role at similar money