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Granja Nómada Espadin

San Dionisio espadín at a shy 42% – needs another point

Score: 3.3/5 agaves

Granja Nómada Espadin bottle
  • Producer: Granja Nómada Mezcal
  • Maestro: Hugo Cesar García González
  • Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 42%
  • Price: $42 ($)

Verdict

Commercial proof on artisanal liquid, the trade-off you feel on the mid-palate. Granja Nómada's San Dionisio espadín would be a 4-agave bottle at 47%; at 42% it sits in a middle lane. Pass unless the next bracket up is unavailable.

Commercial proof on artisanal liquid – the trade-off you feel on the mid-palate

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave up front. Mild herb, light smoke underneath

Palate: 42% is the ceiling here. The espadín reads cleanly but thinned; Hugo Cesar García González makes a clean spirit, the proof just doesn't let it stretch

Finish: Short-medium, clean

The bottom line

Pass. Underproofed for the agave

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 3 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

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