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Review · · by The Editors
La Reliquia Reposado
Reposado espadín at 40%. Oak aging and minimum proof, the usual combo
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: La Reliquia Mezcal
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
La Reliquia Reposado is another bottle making the reposado-mezcal category's reason-for-being hard to defend – the barrel flatters commercial espadín because it hides what wasn't distinctive, and the 40% proof cements the cocktail-base intent. Skip and buy any joven from a single-maestro brand. Consensus 3.5; we rate 2.5 for the format.
Reposado at 40% is a barrel-aged commercial – the agave is a rumor
Tasting notes
Nose: Vanilla, then caramel, oak, a faint agave hum, dried coconut
Palate: Soft and sweet at 40%. Reposado treatment at minimum proof gives you oak-flavored cane-sweet liquid where the agave signature is a whisper
Finish: Sweet, oak-forward, slow fade
The bottom line
Skip. Reposado format flatters oak, buries agave
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Old Town Tequila
- Keg N Bottle – $125.47