Reviews / Chinga Quedito Marteño
Review · · by The Editors
Chinga Quedito Marteño
Marteño at 50.5%. Another rarely-bottled variety
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Chinga Quedito Mezcal
- Maestro: Bezaleel Arellanes
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Marteño
- ABV: 50.5%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
A credible marteño. Marteño is a karwinskii variant that Real Minero and a handful of Minas producers bottle single-variety; Chinga Quedito's marteño at 50.5% delivers the agave's dense mineral register cleanly. Not quite at Real Minero reference caliber, but a legitimate Minas marteño that extends vocabulary for drinkers building depth in the Minas category. Community average matches. For Minas-category depth.
Marteño is a Real Minero family agave
Tasting notes
Nose: Warm earth up front. Dry herb, hot stone underneath
Palate: Marteño's specific weight; dense at 50.5%
Finish: Drying, warm – very long
The bottom line
For Minas-category depth
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Keg N Bottle – $200
- Old Town Tequila