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Review · · by The Editors
Olla de Miel Anejo
Another espadín añejo in a category that keeps missing the point
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Olla de Miel Mezcal
- Maestro: Vincente Vega
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 40%
- Price: $60 ($)
Verdict
Olla de Miel's añejo is cleanly made, which is faint praise in a format that systematically obscures what makes mezcal worth drinking. The agave is present-and-accounted-for but barely; the barrel is the protagonist. Track the brand's joven for what the house tastes like before the cooperage gets involved.
If you want barrel flavor, buy a barrel spirit; this is mezcal wearing someone else's jacket
Tasting notes
Nose: Oak, toffee, dried fruit
Palate: 40% and barrel-softened – the wood integrates cleanly but takes over the espadín entirely
Finish: Sweet, woody – medium
The bottom line
Track the joven. Skip this