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Review · · by The Editors
Macurichos Espadin con Cacao
Espadín distilled with cacao – a pechuga variant, flavor-forward
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Macurichos Mezcal
- Maestro: Gonzalo Martinez Sernas, Valentin Martinez Sanchez
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 52%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Distilling mezcal with cacao is a format that usually arrives as a novelty and leaves as a curiosity, but Macurichos' 52% version does the harder thing – the cacao is integrated into the distillate rather than perched on top of it. Think of it as adjacent to the best Mal Bien or Rey Campero flavored-distillate work. A worthwhile category study with an actual reason to exist.
Cacao-distilled espadín as a study of the format
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark cocoa, then cooked agave, warm spice, a fruit note
Palate: At 52% the cacao's chocolate character is integrated into the espadín rather than painted onto it – the process is genuinely transforming the base rather than flavoring it. A format where proof matters, and Macurichos has the proof
Finish: Chocolatey, warm – long
The bottom line
A flavored mezcal that earns the format. Buy for curiosity
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Old Town Tequila – $89.99
- K&L Wines