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Review · · by The Editors
Pierde Almas Espadin
Pierde Almas' entry – more serious than the price tier suggests
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Pierde Almas Mezcal
- Maestro: Gregorio Velasco Luis
- Region: San Baltazar Guélavila, San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $65 ($)
Verdict
Pierde Almas has a reputation built on its wild-agave bottlings and celebrity-chef collaborations, but the standard espadín is where you can see the producer's hand most clearly, no gimmicks, no premium packaging, just honest San Baltazar Chichicapa espadín at appropriate proof. The range gets inconsistent as you climb it; the entry bottle is the most reliable. Consensus 3.6 is accurate.
The Pierde Almas espadín is the bottle the brand should be judged on
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave with a green apple, mineral damp, a faint smoke top note
Palate: Lean and structured at 49% – the producer's discipline is visible in a bottle this affordable, and the extra proof over mid-tier commercial espadín does real structural work
Finish: Drying, clean, with a slow wet slate fade. Long
The bottom line
The right first bottle from this producer. Everything above it is a gamble
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Saratoga Wine
- Keg N Bottle – $72.99