Reviews / El Samaritano Espadin
Review · · by The Editors
El Samaritano Espadin
Espadín at 40%. Commercial-tier proof dragging down a producer that does better with wild agaves
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: El Samaritano Mezcal
- Maestro: Ambrosio Martinez Blas
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $45 ($)
Verdict
A commercial bottle at commercial economics – honest about what it is, unremarkable in delivering it. The El Samaritano wild-agave releases are where the producer's discipline actually shows; the espadín is the working floor that subsidizes the better bottles. Buy Fidencio Clásico at similar money instead.
40% espadín even from a decent producer is hard to recommend at any distribution tier
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, faint smoke
Palate: Thin-bodied. At 40%, commercial production at the category's proof floor. El Samaritano's wild-agave bottles run at 45-47%, which shows the producer can do more; this one is the distribution-tier bottle that the rest of the range subsidizes
Finish: With a faint smoke fade – short
The bottom line
Skip. The wild-agave El Samaritanos do more
Where to buy online
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