Tlamati Espadilla

Item: Tlamati Espadilla
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Puebla espadilla that makes the case for the father-son bench

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Tlamati Sprits
Maestro: Balbino Salas, Sergio Salas
Region: San Miguel Atlapulco, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadilla
ABV: 46.6%
Price: $148 ($$$)

Verdict

Tlamati's espadilla is the quiet argument for Puebla as a state worth tracking. Balbino and Sergio Salas work at a scale where the pine-and-stone character of the Atlapulco hills isn't sanded off, this is what espadilla should taste like when no one is trying to make it easier. Reach for it before the state gets expensive.

Balbino and Sergio Salas are making Puebla taste like Puebla again

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave over wet river stone, green melon rind, a thread of charred pine

Palate: With an herbal spine the Salas family coaxes out of their mountain stills. The sweetness hits like sap, not sugar; lean and aromatic at 46.6%

Finish: Mineral, faintly green

The bottom line

The Puebla bottle to buy

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 3 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

Saratoga Wine – $125.4
Old Town Tequila – $170
Hi-Time Wine – $149.99

Price check: $148 (2026-07-29).