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Gusto Historico Arroqueno

Miahuatlán arroqueño in refrescador – Victor Ramos in full voice

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Gusto Historico Arroqueno bottle
  • Producer: Gusto Histórico
  • Maestro: Victor Ramos
  • Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Arroqueño
  • ABV: 49.2%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Victor Ramos keeps making the case that Miahuatlán is mezcal's most under-celebrated address. This arroqueño goes toe-to-toe with Gozona's and Real Minero's at the same agave, refrescador texture, 49.2% proof, nothing hedged.

Victor Ramos keeps making the case that Miahuatlán is mezcal's most under-celebrated address

Tasting notes

Nose: Dark cocoa. Then baked earth, dried fig, leather, black pepper

Palate: Refrescador distillation at 49.2% – the arroqueño's cocoa-americana register with an oil and weight copper can't match. Dense, savory, a touch feral

Finish: Earthen, warming. Very long

The bottom line

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