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Cuentacuentos Mexicano
Laurentino Santos's mexicano at 45-50% – single-maestro work at a proof range that lets the agave develop
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Cuentacuentos
- Maestro: Laurentino Santos Martínez
- Region: Santa Catarina Coatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Mexicano
- ABV: 45%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
The specialty-importer model at its clearest: single-maestro rendering of an agave that usually appears only as an ensamble supporting voice. Santos delivers mexicano at reference caliber – the agave's character, not a producer's interpretation of it. Cuentacuentos's willingness to bottle single-variety is what gives drinkers direct vocabulary access to agaves the commercial tier erases. Track it.
Single-maestro mexicano at this caliber
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb, warm earth, mineral damp and a faint floral high note
Palate: Dense at 45-50% – mexicano's character amplified by proof. Santos's production discipline produces a bottle where the agave's vegetal-iron-tinged register reads with unusual clarity; single-maestro mexicano at this caliber is rare because mexicano usually appears in ensambles rather than solo bottlings
Finish: Unending. Cooling, stone, with a slow herb fade
The bottom line
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Where to buy online
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