Reviews / Cuentacuentos Arroqueño Ancestral
Review · · by The Editors
Cuentacuentos Arroqueño Ancestral
Ancestral arroqueño from Sola de Vega – dark, slow, right
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Cuentacuentos
- Maestro: Ángel Cruz Robles
- Region: Sola de Vega, Oaxaca
- Agave: Arroqueño
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Cuentacuentos ships single-maestro bottles the way Real Minero used to before the prices left orbit, honest method, honest proof, honest label. Cruz Robles' arroqueño reads deep and unhurried, and at 50% the americana's dark fruit and stone have room to work. Track it down if you love arroqueño and can't find Lalocura.
Arroqueño cooked by somebody who has the time
Tasting notes
Nose: Cocoa nib, damp earth, roasted squash, a thread of leather
Palate: Ángel Cruz Robles cooks arroqueño the long way and distills it in clay, and the 50% carries a weight most arroqueño at this price can't match
Finish: Earthy, dry – very long
The bottom line
A serious arroqueño for people paying attention