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Mezcalosfera Espadin Destilado con Tlaciahual
Tlaciahual herb distilled into espadín – a bitter, green, unusual argument
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Mezcalosfera de Mezcaloteca
- Maestro: Margarito Cortés
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 46.87%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Tlaciahual is a Oaxacan ceremonial herb, and Margarito Cortés distilling it into his espadín is a release that leans into the category's ritual history rather than its commercial present. This is Mezcalosfera at its most interesting, a bottle that rewards drinkers who have exhausted the mainstream map. Hunt it with intention.
A ritual-herb distillation bottled as a category experiment
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb, then wet forest floor, wormwood, cooked agave
Palate: 46.87% with the tlaciahual reading as a bitter herbaceous edge layered into the espadín's structure, the pechuga-format distillation integrates the botanical rather than dressing the spirit
Finish: Bitter, deeply herbal, long
The bottom line
Worth the chase. A category experiment worth taking seriously