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Tileño Espadin
San Martín Tilcajete espadín – Elias Angeles's honest daily
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Tileño Mezcal
- Maestro: Elias Jose Angeles Ojeda
- Region: San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 42%
- Price: $74 ($$)
Verdict
Elias Jose Angeles Ojeda's espadín doesn't try to be a wild-agave bottle, which is its virtue. At 42% it's a modest everyday pour with the Tilcajete terroir visible, mineral through-line, clean agave signature, no unnecessary complication. Not a reference bottle, but a more honest mid-range espadín than most at its tier. Buy as a daily.
Tilcajete espadín, straightforwardly made
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, then green apple, light smoke, a mineral top
Palate: 42% carries the Tilcajete terroir with restraint, clean mid-palate, the signature Ocotlán-adjacent slate-tinged profile, a sweetness that doesn't overpromise
Finish: Clean, limestone, medium
The bottom line
An honest daily espadín. Better than most at its tier
Where to buy online
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