Gusto Historico Espadin de Milpa

Item: Gusto Historico Espadin de Milpa
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Milpa espadín at 50.5% – Ignacio Juarez, nothing withheld

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Gusto Histórico
Maestro: Ignacio Juarez
Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 50.5%
Price: $155 ($$)

Verdict

An espadín that reminds you the agave is a crop, not a commodity. Ignacio Juarez's milpa espadín sits alongside the better Miahuatlán Espadines from Cuentacuentos and Mal Bien, real proof, honest agriculture.

An espadín that reminds you the agave is a crop, not a commodity

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave, then green herb, wet stone, dried citrus

Palate: Milpa-grown espadín with the agricultural register fully present; 50.5% makes the agave muscle unmistakable. Savory and long

Finish: Clean, warming, very long

The bottom line

Buy. Milpa espadín done seriously