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Mezcal Vago Aquilino Garcia Espadin
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Distiller:
Aquilino Garcia
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Bottler:
Mezcal Vago
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ABV:
50.2%
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Age:
NA
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Price:
$$$$$
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Intro:
Distilled by the late, great, Aquilino Garcia in 2015, this old batch was just sitting on a local shelf here in Wisconsin begging to be purchased. Produced by Aquilino using a copper still, this is his Espadin.
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Nose:
Sweet on the nose, a light cocoa note is present along with papaya-like sweetness, honey and a touch of salinity.
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Taste:
Big smoke on the palate, kind of unexpected based on the sweetness of the nose. Char, some light brine, big sweet cream notes and a touch of acrid plastic.
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Finish:
Long ashy finish that touches on the sweetness of the nose a hair, big grilled pineapple notes, and vanilla bean sweetness.
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Overall:
I like this, though fans of less smoke may find it a bit intense. There's great fruit (grilled pineapple) and creamy sweetness that we come to expect from Espadin, and the smoke note helps keep it from cloying sweetness.
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Score:
6
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