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Review · · by The Editors
El Buho Mezcal
Standard El Buho espadín at 43%. The entry bottle the brand's distribution runs on
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: El Buho Mezcal
- Maestro: Octavio Jiménez Monterroza
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 43%
- Price: $42 ($)
Verdict
Clean and legitimate, also flatter and less interesting than El Buho's wild-agave lineup – a commercial compromise from a brand that clearly knows better. The entry tier subsidizes the specialty releases; that's the trade every specialty brand makes. Buy the wild-agave El Buhos; treat this one as the bottle that paid for them.
The entry El Buho is the commercial compromise the range sells to subsidize the rest
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave with warm stone underneath, faint smoke, green apple
Palate: Medium at 43%. The entry El Buho – the bottle the brand's distribution numbers depend on, without the distinctive character of the higher-proof bottlings above it in the range
Finish: Medium-long, dry, with a faint smoke fade
The bottom line
The higher-proof El Buhos outperform meaningfully
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 3 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Total Wine – $42.99
- Binny's – $39.99
- Caskers – $51.99