Reviews / Exiliado Coyote
Review · · by The Editors
Exiliado Coyote
Coyote at 48.7%. A rare-agave release at reasonable proof, and the Exiliado worth hunting
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Exiliado Mezcal
- Maestro: Artemio Garcia Cruz
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Coyote
- ABV: 48.7%
- Price: $55 ($$)
Verdict
Buy this if Rey Campero's coyote is out of reach – Exiliado's version clears the bar with a legible lavender-leather register and enough proof to give the agave structural room across the palate. Coyote is uncommon enough that any legitimate bottling earns attention, and this one delivers on its premise. No consensus on file; our 3.5 reflects honest mid-tier work on a rare agave.
Any legitimate coyote is worth knowing, and this one is priced reasonably
Tasting notes
Nose: Lavender with hot stone, warm leather, a faint violet high note
Palate: Complex at 48.7% – coyote's specific profile is intact, if not at the Jolgorio or Cuish level of rendering
Finish: Unending. Floral, drying, mineral, with a slow leather fade
The bottom line
A reasonable coyote at a reasonable price