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Montelobos Espadin
The polished crowd-pleaser – competent, consistent, a little anonymous
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Montelobos Mezcal
- Maestro: Abel Lopez
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 43%
- Price: $44 ($$)
Verdict
Montelobos is made by a trained enologist – Iván Saldaña's project, and it shows: the bottle is well-built and deeply unobjectionable. Which is also the critique. Mezcal's category identity is built on idiosyncrasy, producer voice, and regional specificity; Montelobos at 43% flattens all three into a commercial template. 3.5 consensus is a touch high. Fine for what it's trying to be; not what we ask the category to be.
Correct, consistent, and a little anonymous
Tasting notes
Nose: Green apple with pineapple candy
Palate: Friendly, middle-weight, smoother than most in the price bracket but without much to say
Finish: Faintly sweet, clean
The bottom line
A safe cocktail bottle. Pass for sipping
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 5 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Total Wine – $46.99
- BevMo
- Saratoga Wine – $44
- Mission Liquor – $47
- Oregon OLCC (state price) – $37
Price check: $44 (2026-07-29).
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