Reviews / El Yope Barril
Review · · by The Editors
El Yope Barril
Barril at 46%, a workable mid-tier barril with Guerrero's leaner profile
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: El Yope Mezcal
- Maestro: Ismael Rosales
- Region: San Baltazar Chichicapam, Oaxaca
- Agave: Barril
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
El Yope's barril reads as consistent with the rest of the range – not a standout, not a disappointment, just the producer's steady mid-tier discipline applied to another karwinskii variant. Buy it if you're building an El Yope flight; if you want reference barril, Real Minero's is the bottle to hunt.
A respectable Guerrero barril with a regional profile worth learning
Tasting notes
Nose: Warm earth, dried herb, cooked agave
Palate: Dense at 46% – barril's weight holds at this proof, and the Guerrero profile runs leaner than Oaxacan barrils, which shifts the bottle toward mineral-mid-palate and away from the honey-sweet register Oaxacan barrils sometimes occupy
Finish: Very long, drying, warm, with a slow earth fade
The bottom line
Fine for barril-category exposure