Real Minero Espadin, Sierrudo, Barril was produced by mezcalero Edgar Angeles Carreño at the Real Minero palenque in Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca.
About this destilado de agave
Real Minero Espadin, Sierrudo, Barril was produced by mezcalero Edgar Angeles Carreño at the Real Minero palenque in Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca. The batch was 67% Espadin, 20% Sierrudo, and 13% Barril. This is one of many small batch ensambles that maestro Edgar has produced since he took the helm of production at Real Minero.
Batch DRMM3-001 was aged in glass for 2 years and 4 months before bottling. The entire batch was just 26 bottles and allocated to the state of Missouri.
Real Minero
Real Minero (previously Mezcal Real Minero) is considered by many to be one of the world’s finest mezcal producers. The Angeles family has been making mezcal for several generations in Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca. Their mezcal is made in small clay pot stills, and almost all of it is rested in glass for several months before bottling, giving the mezcal a much softer character. Outside of creating great spirits, they also have one of the largest and most diverse sustainable agave reforestation programs. With the help of the community, they’ve been able to rescue several agave varieties that were previously thought to be extinct. The ABV of each batch may vary slightly, so check your bottle for details.
In 2020, the brand began dropping the word “mezcal” from their labels. The term “traditional” replaces the CRM “ancestral” designation. Shortly thereafter, the brand officially parted ways with the certification process; all future releases will be labeled as “agave spirits” or something similar. Despite the label changes, nothing significant about their production process has changed over years.
Learn more:
- Real Minero agave nursery tour on Mezcal Reviews
- Real Minero palenque tour on Mezcal Reviews
- Listen to Graciela Angeles Carreño talk about her family’s production on the Show De Vie Podcast: Ep 291 – Graciela Angeles Carreño – The Real Thing.
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149 reviews54.5% abv, batch DRMM3-001
Review #74: On the nose there are sweet fruits like peach, lime, red apples, and some florals. The palate has more peach, lime, red apples, strawberry, grape popsicle stick (super specific, but the actual stick itself was grape flavored. They used it for speech class as a kid), and on the finish there’s some lavender, rose, juniper, and other sweet and spicy florals.
There was more to this I wasn’t able to write down, but this is one of those “pretty” mezcals. This was exciting and complex. Really nice variety of ripe fruits with a nice complement of florals. No heat at all on this from the higher abv either. The alcohol was very well integrated with the bold flavors while having a nice soft mouthfeel.
54.5% abv, batch DRMM3-001
Review #74: On the nose there are sweet fruits like peach, lime, red apples, and some florals. The palate has more peach, lime, red apples, strawberry, grape popsicle stick (super specific, but the actual stick itself was grape flavored. They used it for speech class as a kid), and on the finish there’s some lavender, rose, juniper, and other sweet and spicy florals.
There was more to this I wasn’t able to write down, but this is one of those “pretty&