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Review · · by The Editors
Rey Campero Tepextate + Cuishe + Espadin
Tepextate, cuishe, and espadín at 51.5% – an ensamble with backbone
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Rey Campero Mezcal
- Maestro: Romulo Sanchez Parada
- Region: Candelaria Yegole, Oaxaca
- Agave: Cuishe, Espadin, Tepextate
- ABV: 51.5%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
This is the Rey Campero ensamble that regularly shows up on bar lists in New York – a tepextate-cuishe-espadín braid at 51.5% that reads as balanced without being safe. Rómulo Sánchez Parada keeps each agave audible and the proof high enough to carry. One of the better arguments for the Rey Campero catalog at a working price tier.
The Rey Campero ensamble that gets cited back at ATLA
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb, wet stone, cooked agave, orchid
Palate: Balanced and lifted at 51.5%, tepextate's floral reaching over cuishe's karwinskii spine with espadín grounding the whole. Rómulo Sánchez Parada arranging three familiar agaves to new effect
Finish: Mineral, floral
The bottom line
Buy it – a credible Rey Campero at a working price