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Rambha Espadin Capon
Capón espadín – the neutered plant's extra years in the bottle
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Rambha Mezcal
- Maestro: Rosario Ángeles Vasquéz
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Capón technique (cutting the quiote to redirect sugar production) is how producers make espadín behave more like a wild agave, slower, denser, more complex. Rambha's bottling at 50% is a textbook demonstration. Track it alongside Vago's espadín-capón and Nuestra Soledad's for category comparison. Buy it for the technique lesson and the liquid.
Capón is the longer-game version of a plant most people rush
Tasting notes
Nose: Deep cooked agave, then dark honey, a thin woodsmoke, wet stone
Palate: Dense, sweeter than standard espadín, more layered. Capón espadín is harvested after the quiote is cut, concentrating sugars over additional years. At 50% the plant's extra patience shows as depth rather than cloying sweetness
Finish: Sweet-to-mineral, clean. Stays long
The bottom line
Worth owning. Capón technique done right
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 3 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Madre.Shop – $81
- Woodland Hills Wine Company – $84.95
- Old Town Tequila