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De Matachines Ahualulco
San Luis Potosí salmiana – Manuelito's Ahualulco work at 49%
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: De Matachines
- Maestro: Manuelito de Jesus Oliva
- Region: Ahualulco, San Luis Potosí
- Agave: Salmiana
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
De Matachines is surfacing San Luis Potosí maestros with the kind of care Cuish applies to Oaxaca, and the Ahualulco salmiana is why. Manuelito de Jesus Oliva's work at 49% lets the agave's bitter-herbal signature bloom. Buy this next to a Derrumbes salmiana for the clearest sense of how different maestros read the same agave. Northern dignity, correctly proofed.
Salmiana done right is the mezcal argument most drinkers haven't heard yet
Tasting notes
Nose: Dried herbs, roasted corn, black pepper, bitter cocoa
Palate: Salmiana at 49% from Manuelito de Jesus Oliva, the Ahualulco terroir gives a drier, more bitter edge than southern agaves
Finish: Bitter-mineral, dry. Very long
The bottom line
A salmiana to buy for the producer alignment alone