Sacapalabras Espadin

Item: Sacapalabras Espadin
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Lalo's espadín – proof-honest, producer-honest

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Sacapalabras Mezcal
Maestro: Eduardo "Lalo" Angeles
Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 50%
Price: $55 ($)

Verdict

A 50% espadín under Lalo Ángeles's hand is always going to be interesting, this is the Sacapalabras entry that proves the catalog isn't trading on the Lalocura halo. Sits next to Dixeebe's 52% espadín and Sabelotodo's full-proof espadín. No consensus yet; our read 4.0.

Espadín at 50% is espadín done on purpose

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave, clean smoke, green herb, citrus lift

Palate: 50% turns Lalo Ángeles's espadín into a real bottle, the sweetness has weight to carry, the smoke has ballast, the mid-palate has length

Finish: Herbal, clean – long

The bottom line

Buy as your proof-honest espadín benchmark