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Leyendas Cementerio Mezcalero
Manso Sahuayo at 48% – Guadalupe Pérez, Michoacán's underrated wild
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Leyendas Mezcal
- Maestro: Guadalupe Perez
- Region: Tzitzio, Michoacán
- Agave: Manso Sahuayo
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $40–90 ($$)
Verdict
Leyendas Cementerio Mezcalero is one of the best Michoacán releases on US shelves – Manso Sahuayo at 48% from Guadalupe Pérez reads as a document of an often-overlooked state, and the production precision matches the best Oaxacan wild-agave work. Mezonte's Michoacán bottlings are the direct comparison; Leyendas holds its own. Buy it as your Michoacán benchmark. No argument here with the community's 4.5.
Manso Sahuayo from Pérez is Michoacán mezcal's quiet flagship
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked manso, green herb, cedar, mineral damp
Palate: Dense and cedary at 48%. Manso Sahuayo is Michoacán's most distinctive wild agave; Pérez's production lets the character come through with unusual clarity, and the cedar-flinty signature holds throughout
Finish: Cedar-stone, slow cool fade – very long
The bottom line
Precision to match the best Oaxacan wild-agave work. Peak Michoacán Manso Sahuayo