Los Ocotales Espadin

Verdict

Los Ocotales' espadín is the bottle you buy when you want to see the baseline of a producer whose reputation rides on the wild-agave bottles. The 45% proof keeps the palate honest and the production discipline translates down from the cirial and sierrudo into the house workhorse. Think of it like Rey Campero's entry espadín: not the headline act, but evidence the house takes espadín seriously. Buy with confidence.

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave with warm stone underneath, a light smoke edge, dried cane

Palate: At 45% the espadín has room to show the Los Ocotales hand, cleaner, denser, more mineral than the commercial espadín aisle. The house's wild-agave discipline shows up in the baseline

Finish: Medium-long, clean, faintly wet slate

The bottom line

An above-average house espadín. Worth the shelf slot

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

• Old Town Tequila
• Madre Shop