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Cuish Madrecuishe Tumbado

Tumbado madrecuishe – the Miahuatlán technique, Jarquin's hand

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Cuish Madrecuishe Tumbado bottle
  • Producer: Cuish Mezcales
  • Maestro: Jarquin Aquino
  • Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Madrecuishe
  • ABV: 48%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Tumbado maturation is one of those techniques nobody talks about until a bottle like this arrives. Jarquin Aquino's Miahuatlán madrecuishe at 48% is leaner, drier, and more specific than any standard madrecuishe we've tasted this year. Hunt it down over Real Minero's karwinskii line – you'll spend less and learn more. A bottle that teaches.

Madrecuishe that tastes like the hill standing still

Tasting notes

Nose: Piñon pine with crushed green herb, cool menthol

Palate: Tumbado (felled but left to mature) madrecuishe at 48% under Jarquin Aquino – the extra field time concentrates the karwinskii's dry, mineral intensity without tipping into heat

Finish: Cool, bone-dry. Very long

The bottom line

Worth the hunt. This is what madrecuishe can be

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