Reviews / Don Amado Tripon, Barril, & Bicuishe
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Don Amado Tripon, Barril, & Bicuishe
Tripón-barril-bicuishe ensamble – three karwinskii variants bottled together, a family-reunion format
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Don Amado Mezcal
- Maestro: Bonifacio Arellanes
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Barril, Bicuishe, Tripon
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $65 ($$)
Verdict
A karwinskii family reunion in one bottle – tripón, barril, bicuishe. Not the most striking ensamble in Don Amado's range, but a direct lesson in what the siblings share and where each departs from the others. Buy it next to the single-variety Don Amado karwinskii releases for the flight that teaches the agave family's internal dialect.
Family-karwinskii ensambles tend to hold together because the siblings speak the same language
Tasting notes
Nose: Warm earth, then wet stone, green pepper, dark honey
Palate: Dense at 46%. Three karwinskii agaves in one bottle comes through as a family reunion – similar register across the trio, legible differences in weight and sweetness between them
Finish: Very long, drying, cooling, with a late mineral note
The bottom line
A category-educational ensamble worth a flight with the single-agave versions