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5 Sentidos Coyote
Lalo Pérez Cortés on coyote – Miahuatlán sweetness without the cartoon
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: 5 Sentidos
- Maestro: Eduardo “Lalo” Perez Cortés
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Coyote
- ABV: 46.57%
- Price: $210 ($$)
Verdict
The Pérez Cortés family has become one of Miahuatlán's most reliable names, and this coyote is a good argument for why. Compared to Del Maguey's or Vago's coyote releases, this reads drier and more structured; the aromatics aren't louder, they're better assembled. Four consensus ratings at 4.3 undersells it slightly, the bottle drinks like a solid 4.5.
Coyote is the agave that tries hardest to be a dessert – Lalo refuses
Tasting notes
Nose: Ripe mango, dry mint, cooked agave syrup, faint bay leaf
Palate: Coyote can be overwhelming when over-sweetened; at 46.57% Lalo holds the center disciplined, the fruit is there but the mineral base keeps it honest, and the texture has the creaminess this agave gives when it's ready
Finish: Warming, faintly tropical, long
The bottom line
Track it. The coyote to buy if you can only buy one