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Xicaru Reposado

Xicaru's reposado inherits every problem the joven had

Score: 2.0/5 agaves

Xicaru Reposado bottle
  • Producer: Total Wine Spirits Direct, Xicaru Mezcal
  • Maestro: Fernando Santibañez
  • Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 40%
  • Price: $42 ($)

Verdict

Xicaru Reposado is the Silver with oak-flavored water. Aging at this proof doesn't add anything – it can't, there's nothing there for the wood to work on. The category's most reliable failure mode is a thin base getting dressed in a barrel and sold at a premium, and Xicaru Reposado is a textbook illustration.

Aged commercial mezcal is twice the disappointment

Tasting notes

Nose: Vanilla, faint smoke, confected sweetness

Palate: The oak adds notes to a base that couldn't support them at 40%

Finish: Sweet, oaky. Short

The bottom line

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