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Review · · by The Editors
El Silencio Rare
'Rare' three-agave ensamble at 40% – the proof undermines the name
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: El Silencio Mezcal
- Region: Oaxaca
- Agave: Barril, Bicuishe, Espadin
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
If you can't taste the individual agaves, they aren't rare in any functional sense – they're a label. El Silencio Rare treats wild agaves as marketing real estate rather than production ingredients, which is the commercial ensamble's recurring failure mode. Skip; the Bozal wild-agave range at similar money respects the sourcing the label pretends to honor.
'Rare' at 40% is a naming decision, not a bottle description
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, mineral damp
Palate: At 40% the bottle reads thin. 'Rare' is doing marketing work the liquid can't support – three wild agaves (barril, bicuishe, espadín) at 40% produces an ensamble where none of them can carry weight
Finish: With a faint wildflower fade – short
The bottom line
A skip
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Total Wine – $184.99