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Review · · by The Editors
Grulani Lumbre
Lumbre – a small-label agave worth the detour
Score: 3.8/5 agaves
- Producer: Grulani Mezcal
- Maestro: Leonardo Hernandez
- Region: San Baltazar Guélavila, Oaxaca
- Agave: Lumbre
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Lumbre is the agave that rewards curious drinkers. Leonardo Hernandez's Grulani expression is a fair-priced introduction to one of the category's unfamiliar names. Less precise than his coyote or jabalí, still worth the pour if you're stacking regional rarities. Buy for the agave, not as a ranking bottle.
Lumbre is the agave that rewards curious drinkers
Tasting notes
Nose: Roasted pepper, wet hay, dried herb, light floral
Palate: Lumbre is rarer on shelves than it deserves to be; Grulani gives it a 46% frame that reads savory and slightly wild. Mid-palate has a smoke-adjacent earthiness without obvious char
Finish: Dry, warming
The bottom line
The pick for the rarity