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Zacbe Resposado

Reposado espadín at 40% – the category's undercooked default

Score: 2.5/5 agaves

Zacbe Resposado bottle
  • Producer: Zacbé Mezcal
  • Maestro: Apolonio Ramirez
  • Region: San Agustín Amatengo, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 40%
  • Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

Zacbe Reposado is a bottle that exists because the category allows it, soft proof, forgiving wood, a label that suggests more than the liquid delivers. Consensus 3.0 reads like goodwill. Skip it for Yuu Baal Reposado if you need a mezcal reposado, or a Wahaka añejo if you're after something more developed.

40% reposado is a compromise pretending to be a product

Tasting notes

Nose: Light oak, then vanilla, caramel, faint smoke

Palate: The wood working against a base that needed more structure to start with. Drinkable, unmemorable; soft and sweet at 40%

Finish: Short, woody-sweet, gone

The bottom line

A skip. Yuu Baal's reposado does the job better

Where to buy online

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