Reviews / El Buho Especial Puro Capón
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El Buho Especial Puro Capón
Capón espadín at 47%, quiote-cut espadín concentrated into wild-agave territory
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: El Buho Mezcal
- Maestro: Octavio Jiménez Monterroza
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Capón harvest (quiote cut before flowering, sugars concentrated in the piña) produces espadín that drinks closer to wild-agave caliber than commercial espadín usually reaches. The technique earns the proof and the proof earns the technique. Buy it alongside the Claridad Onofre Ortiz capón or Creador's capón espadín for the best capón-espadín flight on the US market right now.
Capón espadín at El Buho caliber shows what agronomy can do for a category plant
Tasting notes
Nose: Concentrated cooked agave, then warm citrus, warm stone, a faint mineral note and trace of honey underneath
Palate: The capón harvest (quiote cut before flowering, concentrating the plant's sugars into the piña) produces a markedly richer espadín than the standard commercial version; dense at 47%
Finish: Drying, warm, with a slow slate-tinged fade
The bottom line
A solid capón pick that teaches the technique
Where to buy online
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