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Review · · by The Editors
Origen Raiz Espadin Chacaleño
Chacaleño – Durango's local espadín variant, rendered honestly
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Origen Raiz del Espiritu Mezcal
- Maestro: Carlos Ángulo Rios
- Region: El Platanar Topia, Durango
- Agave: Chacaleño
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Chacaleño is less a different agave than a different idiom of the same agave, and Origen Raíz captures the distinction without overselling it. Reach for this when you want to taste what espadín does outside Matatlán, drier, grassier, more austere. Not the brand's best bottle, but a useful one for anyone studying Durango.
The Durango dialect of espadín – recognizable, but with its own accent
Tasting notes
Nose: Green agave, dry grass, citrus zest
Palate: Brighter and more vegetal than a Oaxaca espadín, at 48% and with a Durango-specific herbal register that reads drier and more desert-leaning
Finish: Clean, grass-forward. Medium
The bottom line
Reach for it when you want espadín that doesn't taste like Oaxaca
Where to buy online
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