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Gracias a Dios Destilado en Barro
Clay-pot espadín from a brand better known for its gin
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Gracias a Dios Mezcal
- Maestro: Abel Martinez
- Region: Santo Domingo Albarradas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
A single bottle in the GaD range earns the brand more credit than the rest combined. Abel Martinez's clay-pot espadín is the one pour in the Gracias a Dios catalog that feels like it was made for the liquid rather than the label. Buy it and ignore most of the rest of the lineup.
A single bottle in the GaD range earns the brand more credit than the rest combined
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet clay – then cooked agave, green herb, dried pepper
Palate: Clay pot gives the Gracias a Dios espadín a texture the brand's copper bottlings don't reach. 45% is on the conservative side, but the barro minerality makes up ground
Finish: Earthen, warming
The bottom line
Buy. The one GaD bottle to own