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Review · · by The Editors
Nucano Anejo
Mezcal añejo as a category remains a mistake, and this doesn't argue otherwise
Score: 2.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Nucano Mezcal
- Maestro: Don Carlos
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $59 ($)
Verdict
Three-to-five years in white oak sands every edge off the espadín until what's left is the barrel. Nucano isn't doing anything unusual here, the añejo category mostly produces bottles that taste like someone tried to turn mezcal into whiskey and kept most of the tax. Skip toward a joven from the same house, where the agave actually shows up.
If you wanted bourbon you would have bought bourbon
Tasting notes
Nose: Vanilla, oak char, cherry cough syrup, a memory of smoke
Palate: White-oak aging at 40% turns the espadín into something that lands as budget bourbon with a roasted undertone. The agave is a rumor
Finish: Sweet, wooden. Short
The bottom line
Skip the añejo. Buy a joven espadín from a producer who trusts the liquid
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Old Town Tequila – $64.99