Granja Nómada Tepeztate-Espadin

Item: Granja Nómada Tepeztate-Espadin
Rating: 3.0
Author: The Editors

Tepextate-espadín ensamble at 42%, both halves shy

Score: 3.0/5 agaves

Producer: Granja Nómada Mezcal
Maestro: Hugo Cesar García González
Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin, Tepextate
ABV: 42%
Price: $55 ($$)

Verdict

An ensamble that needs another degree of proof to cohere. Granja Nómada's tepextate-espadín is good thinking at too-low proof – the same producer at 47% would be a different conversation.

An ensamble that needs another degree of proof to cohere

Tasting notes

Nose: A green top over cooked agave – pepper, dry grass

Palate: Each component is present, neither is fully spoken for. 42% smooths a format that wants 46%+

Finish: Clean – short

The bottom line

Pass. Ensamble underproofed