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Los Nahuales Método Antiguo
The traditional-method bottle that argues for the house
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Los Nahuales Mezcal
- Maestro: Karina Abad Rojas
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 48.3%
- Price: $65 ($)
Verdict
Método antiguo is a phrase that gets used carelessly, but Los Nahuales' version actually registers the difference – the bottle reads denser, slower, more integrated than the house's standard joven, and the 48.3% proof is the reason you can tell. If you've wondered whether traditional-versus-modern production is a marketing distinction or a liquid one, this is the bottle that answers the question. Buy next to a standard joven for comparison.
Process, finally, as something you can taste
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave with a light smoke edge, dried herb
Palate: Denser and more mineral than the standard joven – the método antiguo's slower work shows up as weight and integration, and at 48.3% the bottle has the structure to hold it. A textbook demonstration of process made audible
Finish: Warming, faintly saline – long
The bottom line
The house's most instructive bottle. Own it