Reviews / Eterno Joven
Review · · by The Editors
Eterno Joven
Commercial joven at 40% – standard distribution-tier economics producing standard distribution-tier results
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Eterno Mezcal
- Maestro: Don Nacho
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Skip this unless you need a back-bar espadín at volume pricing – Eterno Joven is correct and uninteresting, a bottle that reads as distribution-tier from the first sip to the last. The agave is legitimate, the proof is conventional, and the distinguishing character is simply not there. No consensus; our 2.5 reflects the commercial ceiling the brand chose.
Commercial espadín at the category's proof floor
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave – then faint smoke, a trace of cooked sugar
Palate: Underweight. At 40%, commercial production at commercial proof, without the redeeming features that some 40% espadíns manage when the producer's hand is exceptional
Finish: With a faint smoke fade – short
The bottom line
A skip