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Review · · by The Editors
Agua Santa Madre Cuishe
Agua Santa's madre cuishe – a sleeper mid-tier wild agave
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Agua Santa Mezcal
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Madrecuishe
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $58 ($$)
Verdict
Agua Santa is a quieter producer whose wild-agave range keeps surprising. The Matatlán producer's madrecuishe at 46% sits at the proof floor where the agave can actually express its density – and the Matatlán production style delivers the karwinskii weight cleanly without the clay-still character Minas producers bring. A value-tier madrecuishe that reads more like a mid-premium bottle than its price suggests. Community consensus aligns. Among the better value-tier madrecuishes.
A madrecuishe that punches above its shelf price
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark honey with wet moss, warm earth
Palate: Dense and mineral at 46% – Matatlán production applied to a demanding agave
Finish: Drying, stone – very long
The bottom line
Among the better value-tier madrecuishes