Geü Beez Espadin

Item: Geü Beez Espadin
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

San Dionisio espadín at 50%. The proof tells you the maestro is serious

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Geü Beez Mezcal
Maestro: Crispin Garcia Mendez
Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 50%
Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

A 50% espadín is a statement of intent. Crispin Garcia Mendez doesn't dress Geü Beez up for retail – the liquid is meant to stand on proof and agave, and it does. In the same conversation as Dixeebe espadín without costing as much.

A 50% espadín is a statement of intent

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave with a green herb, a thread of chile, dry citrus

Palate: 50% keeps everything lifted – the espadín's cooked-sweet core, tahona fiber, and a savory mid-palate that most entry espadines never reach

Finish: Clean, warming. Long

The bottom line

Buy. Honest-proof espadín