| Rating | 93 |
| Produced In | Mexico |
| ABV | 49% |
| Availability | Year Round |
| Price | $139.00 |
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| Reviewed | 2026-05-27 |
Creador Mexicano Capón Review
The mezcal is unusually high in sugar content thanks to the process known as capón — cutting the quiote (the flowering stalk of the agave) when it is growing skyward. After the cut, the agave stays in the ground an additional 9-12 months as the sugar inside transforms further. Cooked in rock-lined conical ovens, milled by hand in a canoa, fermented in clay pots, then distilled in wood-fired clay pots by maestro palenquero José Alberto Pablo, the mezcal is extremely earthy on the nose, with notes of wet clay. On the palate, it is much sweeter and fruitier, with hints of chocolate-covered strawberries, bananas, just-cut grass, and just a little green pepper. Stellar.
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