Reviews / Mala Mia Espadin
Review · · by The Editors
Mala Mia Espadin
A 44% Matatlán espadín – polite, predictable, forgettable
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Mala Mia Mezcal
- Maestro: Saturnino Martínez Méndez
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 44%
- Price: $50 ($)
Verdict
Saturnino Martínez Méndez's espadín is competent, polite, and entirely indistinct – a bottle built for approachability rather than character. At 44% you can feel the marketing department's influence on the proof decision. Pass. Banhez Ensamble at the same price tier delivers more mezcal; Mal Bien Cortés espadín delivers much more.
Espadín as background noise
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave with faint smoke, sweet pepper, quiet mineral
Palate: 44% of copper espadín with Matatlán smoothness – pleasant, soft, nothing distinct, the bottle designed to disappear into cocktails
Finish: Soft, clean – short
The bottom line
Skip. Unless it's the only option, it isn't