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Diestro Madrecuixe

Miahuatlán madrecuishe at 49% – the Ramirez brothers don't flinch

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Diestro Madrecuixe bottle
  • Producer: Diestro y Siniestro Mezcal
  • Maestro: Javier Ramirez, Juan Ramirez
  • Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Madrecuishe
  • ABV: 49%
  • Price: $60 ($$)

Verdict

Most madrecuishe bottles settle for 47-48%; Diestro y Siniestro push to 49% and the agave thanks them. Javier and Juan Ramirez's Miahuatlán work is austere, mineral, and unmistakably karwinskii. Hunt this over Del Maguey's Madrecuishe or even the Cuish madrecuishe bottlings – this is the version at the ABV the agave actually wants. Structural honesty as virtue.

Madrecuishe at 49% – the agave finally gets the proof it has been asking for

Tasting notes

Nose: Pine – then wet granite, crushed celery, a resinous edge

Palate: Javier and Juan Ramirez work Miahuatlán madrecuishe at 49% – the karwinskii stretches tall and bone-dry, with the extra proof buying real structural room

Finish: Cool, mineral – very long

The bottom line

Worth tracking. The madrecuishe bottle proof honesty was invented for