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Don Lorenzo Espadin Anejo
Espadín añejo at 46% – a reasonable aging program built on a base that can almost carry the oak
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Don Lorenzo Mezcal
- Maestro: Antonio Hernandez Lopez
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Aged espadín rarely improves on its base, and Don Lorenzo's is no exception – competent rather than compelling. The clean base gives the oak something to build on, but aging rarely produces a bottle better than the blanco it started from. Buy the unaged Don Lorenzo espadín instead; spend the aging premium on a different bottle entirely.
Aged espadín with enough base to survive the oak, if not to justify it
Tasting notes
Nose: Oak, then vanilla, cooked agave, warm spice, a soft smoke undertone and faint caramel
Palate: Medium-bodied at 46%. The higher-than-commercial proof lets the oak integrate rather than dominate – which is the specific failure mode of low-proof añejos
Finish: Warm, oaky, with the vanilla outlasting the agave slightly – long
The bottom line
Fine as an after-dinner pour; the unaged Don Lorenzos are better uses of the money
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Old Town Tequila – $119.99