Reviews / El Sarao Oaxaca Espadin
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El Sarao Oaxaca Espadin
Standard Total Wine espadín at 45%. Store-brand economics producing store-brand results
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: El Sarao Oaxaca Mezcal, Total Wine Spirits Direct
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $30 ($)
Verdict
A functional house pour for restaurant back-bars that need 'mezcal' on a list, not a bottle worth seeking out, not a bottle worth avoiding, just a bottle that exists for distribution. Buy Banhez Espadín-Barril at $35 instead; the cooperative-made bottle does the same job with more aromatic complexity for less money.
Commercial store-brand espadín at the distribution price tier it's built for
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, soft smoke, green apple
Palate: Commercial store-brand production at commercial store-brand economics. The agave is legitimate, the proof is slightly higher than mass-market espadín, but there's nothing distinguishing in the glass; thin at 45%
Finish: With a faint smoke fade, short
The bottom line
A skip. Banhez Espadín at similar money does more