Rambha Espadin

Item: Rambha Espadin
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Espadín-tepextate ensamble at 50%, body plus green structure

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Rambha Mezcal
Maestro: Rosario Ángeles Vasquéz
Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin, Tepextate
ABV: 50%
Price: $150 ($$)

Verdict

Espadín and tepextate pair reliably, the espadín gives the body, the tepextate gives the structural mineral lift. Rambha's version at 50% is a dependable working ensamble. Track it alongside Cuentacuentos' or Cuish's ensamble work. Fair buy for the ensamble shelf.

Espadín-tepextate is an ensamble recipe that almost always works

Tasting notes

Nose: A green top over cooked agave, melon, mint, wet stone

Palate: Espadín brings weight, tepextate brings the mineral green lift. 50% holds them both. Rambha's house style (clean, full-proof, unfussed) serves this ensamble well

Finish: Green, clean – medium-long

The bottom line

Worth owning. Reliable ensamble geometry