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Review · · by The Editors
Dixeebe Cucharillo
Cucharillo – a Dasylirion cousin from Pedro Vasquez in Miahuatlán
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Dixeebe Mezcal
- Maestro: Pedro Vasquez
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- ABV: 48.7%
- Price: $160 ($$)
Verdict
Cucharillo is one of those borderline-agave plants (Dasylirion family) that the TRQ classification lets into the mezcal category, and Pedro Vasquez does right by it at 48.7%. Buy this if you've enjoyed sotol and want to see what its southern cousin does under Oaxacan methods. Dixeebe once again ships what most brands would consider too weird to bottle. Specific and confident.
Cucharillo is its own plant, its own spirit, its own argument
Tasting notes
Nose: Dry grass, wet stone, white pepper, mineral dust
Palate: Cucharillo (a Dasylirion relative) at 48.7% from Pedro Vasquez, the plant reads drier and more austere than agave, closer to sotol but with a distinct chalky signature
Finish: Cool, dry, very long
The bottom line
A category-edge bottle to buy for the argument