Reviews / La Medida Espadin
Review · · by The Editors
La Medida Espadin
Quiatoni/Guélavila espadín – two villages, two maestros, steady everyday bottle
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: La Medida Mezcal
- Maestro: Celso Luis Santiago, Pánfilo Hernández Reyes
- Region: San Baltazar Guélavila, San Pedro Quiatoni, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
La Medida's house espadín is the workhorse of a workhorse brand – not a sipping show, not a well mezcal, just a bottle that behaves when you pour it neat and holds up if you push it into a cocktail. Banhez is cheaper and Fidencio has more personality; La Medida sits cleanly between them. Consensus 3.6; we agree.
An everyday espadín that remembers what the word everyday means
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave with a light smoke, stone, a faint citrus peel
Palate: Round and middle-weight. The Quiatoni-Guélavila axis pulls slightly sweeter and less mineral than Matatlán's espadín; nothing misfires, nothing startles, the proof is doing its job without performance
Finish: Medium, clean, with a slow stone fade
The bottom line
Everyday pour. Banhez for cocktails, this for sipping
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 4 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.