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El Destilado Barril - Espadin
Barril-and-espadín ensamble – the quiet format done well
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: El Destilado
- Maestro: Rene Parada Barriga
- Region: Zimatlán de Álvarez, Oaxaca
- Agave: Barril, Espadin
- ABV: 47.7%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
El Destilado's house style is legibility, no one flavor asking for credit, everything in focus. Rene Parada Barriga's barril/espadín reads like a study in restraint, the kind of ensamble that explains why NETA and Mal Bien kept trying similar formats. If you already liked the Banhez ensamble, step up here.
El Destilado's house style is legibility – no one flavor asking for credit
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper, wet hay, lime pith, a light cooked-agave sweetness
Palate: The barril's vegetal lift crosses the espadín's cooked sugar without either winning, clean, legible, 47.7% keeping the aromatics from collapsing
Finish: Medium-long, green, mineral
The bottom line
Buy if you want ensamble done without theatrics