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Puntiagudo Espadin
Ortiz on espadín – the daily plant made thoughtful
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Puntiagudo
- Maestro: Onofre Ortiz
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 45.6%
- Price: $65 ($)
Verdict
The espadín in a maestro-led catalog is usually the afterthought bottle, the thing the producer has to make to pay for the rare-agave runs. Onofre Ortiz doesn't treat it that way. The 45.6% proof is the only thing about this espadín that suggests entry-level. Buy it as a demonstration of how serious producers approach the plant everyone else makes casually.
Espadín deserves the same hand as the wild-agave work
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, mild smoke, green apple
Palate: Mid-weight, clean, structural. Onofre Ortiz's espadín treats the plant with the same respect he brings to his rare-agave work, nothing commercial about the posture. 45.6% is modest for sipping; the producer's care compensates
Finish: Herbal, clean, medium
The bottom line
Buy it. Maestro-grade espadín at entry price