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Review · · by The Editors
Rey Campero Azul
Azul agave from a mezcal producer – an instructive geographic detour
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Rey Campero Mezcal
- Maestro: Vicente Sánchez Parada
- Region: Candelaria Yegole, Oaxaca
- Agave: Azul
- ABV: 52.7%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Azul in Oaxaca is a curiosity, the agave is much more familiar to tequila drinkers than to mezcal regulars, and even among mezcal producers few choose to bottle it single-variety. Rey Campero makes it cleanly at 52.7% with real care, and the result reads as azul in Candelaria Yegolé's regional register: drier, more mineral, less sweet than a blanco tequila of the same agave. Consensus matches. A category-bridge bottle with the producer's usual discipline.
The Rey Campero for drinkers who think they don't like mezcal
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave sweetness, then faint citrus, cleaner smoke
Palate: Brighter and less mineral than Candelaria Yegole's signature wild-agave bottles, azul drinks closer to tequila than mezcal
Finish: Clean, slightly sweet. Stays medium-long
The bottom line
An unusual bottle. Interesting more than essential
Where to buy online
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