It’s been 12 years since we first reviewed El Buho Mezcal made with Espadin agave, and right this moment we swing round once more to see the way it compares right this moment. “El buho” is Spanish for “the owl,” an animal which (their web site explains) is “revered in Mexican tradition as a religious hyperlink between the residing and the lifeless, carrying souls from the residing world to the after life.” The model was based in 2012 by entrepreneur Redford Parker in partnership with the Jimenez-Mendez household, which has a protracted historical past of distilling mezcal. El Buho is presently directed by Elsa Juarez Mendez and Octavio Monterroza Jimenez. Let’s give the 2024 model — which now specifies Espadin agave on the label– a strive.
Poured in a glass, the mezcal reveals extra basic Espadin character than after we first tried it, together with daring aromas of contemporary agave, inexperienced pepper, pine, smoke, and a contact of burnt rubber. The palate follows swimsuit properly with evenly salted, barely candy roasted agave notes hitting first. Inexperienced pepper and cracked black pepper observe together with lemon citrus and lightweight smoke. The burnt rubber word comes on the finish, which is initially pleasant however ends on a little bit of a bitter word that detracts from the end. And but, it is a very nice mezcal that’s definitely ok to sip neat. Tried right this moment, El Buho has improved with bolder flavors that come collectively higher than they did 12 years in the past. That stated, the rating (B+) stays the identical as a result of the bar has gone up as extra high quality mezcals have turn out to be out there within the U.S. Additionally, fortunately, the worth has not elevated since we first tried it, making it a greater product for a similar outlay.
90 proof. NOM 0110X.
B+ / $45 / elbuhomezcal.com [BUY IT NOW FROM CASKERS]
El Buho Mezcal Espadin (2024)
$45
