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5 Sentidos Sierra Negra - Alberto Martinez
Sierra negra the Americana variant, Martinez at Albarradas – one of the catalog's benchmarks
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: 5 Sentidos
- Maestro: Alberto Martinez
- Region: Santa Catarina Albarradas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Sierra Negra
- ABV: 49.5%
- Price: $130 ($$)
Verdict
Forty-five consensus reviews at 4.4 is about where the best 5 Sentidos espadín-family bottles live, and this is one of them. Comparable in register to Lalocura's arroqueño or a Real Minero largo, without the three-digit price tag. Martinez has built his reputation on bottles like this. Hunt it whenever you see it.
Sierra negra done right is a lesson in density; Martinez teaches it
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, then dark honey, wet stone, faint tobacco
Palate: Sierra negra is the muscle-bound cousin of espadín – dense, savory, structurally imposing. Martinez at 49.5% through clay delivers the agave at full weight, with a creamy mid-palate that rare americana-family bottles achieve
Finish: Warm, lingering honey. Very long
The bottom line
Chase it down. A reference sierra negra at a still-reasonable price