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Rezpiral Espadin de Mojo
Alejandrina Aragón Hernández's espadín de mojo at 56.5% – full proof, full flavor
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Rezpiral
- Maestro: Alejandrina Aragón Hernandez, Nicolas Hernandez
- Region: Rio Seco, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 56.5%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
De mojo is a juice-wetting technique during fermentation, and paired with the Río Seco terroir, Alejandrina Aragón Hernández and Nicolás Hernández produce an espadín that reads as concentrated rather than merely high-proof. 56.5% is serious; the mid-palate carries it. Pick it over almost any commercial espadín, this is the agave's argument for being taken seriously.
56.5% of espadín concentration that still reads as the agave
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet stone over cooked agave, earth, green pepper, warm honey
Palate: Dense and hot. At 56.5%, the de mojo technique concentrating the espadín further. Alejandrina and Nicolás Hernández's Río Seco palenque doesn't bottle down to comfort
Finish: Warming, mineral. Very long
The bottom line
Buy, high-proof espadín done right