Reviews / Bixhidú Mexicano Amarillo
Review · · by The Editors
Bixhidú Mexicano Amarillo
Mexicano amarillo – a variant most bottles don't specify, and a category-vocabulary argument in itself
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Bixhidú Mezcal
- Maestro: Luis Méndez Vásquez
- Region: Oaxaca
- Agave: Mexicano Amarillo
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $130 ($$)
Verdict
Mexicano amarillo runs sweeter and more herbal than standard mexicano, a variety distinction most producers erase by bottling everything as 'mexicano.' Luis Méndez Vásquez's decision to bottle the amarillo separately is a real category-vocabulary argument, not a marketing line. Buy it alongside a standard mexicano to learn the distinction the commercial tier flattens.
The variant specificity is worth paying attention to as a category education
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb, warm earth, mineral damp
Palate: Lean and specific at 45-50%. Mexicano amarillo is a color-designated variant within the mexicano agave family that few producers bother to distinguish; Bixhidú's decision to bottle it separately is a category-vocabulary argument worth paying attention to
Finish: Cooling, drying, with a slow herb fade – very long
The bottom line
A category-broadening Bixhidú