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Review · · by The Editors
Dos Pasiones Espadin
Standard espadín at 45%. A clean Santa Maria Albarradas entry
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Dos Pasiones Mezcal
- Maestro: Diego Martinez Perez Juarez, Epigmenio Martínez Pérez
- Region: Santa Maria Albarradas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $50 ($)
Verdict
Dos Pasiones's entry at 45% is a few proof points above the commercial norm – the producer's consistent discipline shows even on the range's entry bottle. Not the reason to buy Dos Pasiones; the cuishe and tepextate are. Buy it as a working house espadín; climb to the wild-agave bottles when you want the real Martínez Pérez argument.
A workable espadín at real proof from a disciplined Santa Maria Albarradas producer
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, then warm stone, a faint smoke note, green apple underneath
Palate: Clean at 45%. Standard commercial espadín bottled at a shade more proof than the category norm – the agave has room to develop, the mid-palate holds, and the producer's discipline shows in the absence of the off-notes that plague lower-tier commercial espadíns
Finish: Dry, with a faint smoke fade – medium-long
The bottom line
Fine as a house espadín