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Review · · by The Editors
Dixeebe Chuparrosa
Chuparrosa – an americana-angustifolia ensamble at 52%
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Dixeebe Mezcal
- Maestro: Valentin Cortes
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Chuparrosa
- ABV: 52%
- Price: $65 ($)
Verdict
Chuparrosa is the Dixeebe bottle that tests the drinker's proof tolerance – 52% ABV requires commitment and Valentin Cortes earns it with structural cohesion. Buy this only if you've enjoyed 50%+ bottles in the past; it's less a starting point than a confirmation. Dixeebe generally doesn't flinch and this is the catalog's most assertive example. Intense, coherent, specific.
Ensamble at 52% – either a conviction or a mistake. Dixeebe makes it a conviction
Tasting notes
Nose: Roasted agave with black pepper, a heat signal
Palate: 52% ABV pushes hard – Valentin Cortes' chuparrosa blend is aggressive but coherent, with the americana providing weight and the espadín frame
Finish: Warming, dry – long
The bottom line
Buy if you want 52% done right; not for the tentative