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Review · · by The Editors
Los Javis Cerrudo
Sierrudo – an americana dialect worth learning
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Los Javis Mezcal
- Maestro: Javier Mateo
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Sierrudo
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $50 ($)
Verdict
Sierrudo is one of those agaves the catalog writes around because distributors can't price it, which makes Los Javis' bottling a genuine small-category event. At 47% the expression has the structure to carry americana's characteristic weight without the flatness underproofed arroqueño often shows. Think of it as adjacent to Rey Campero's ancho work. Hunt it; the americana ladder is worth climbing.
A rare americana expression that rewards patience
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark honey, then warm stone, dried plum, a cocoa undertone
Palate: Dense and slow – the sierrudo behaves like arroqueño's drier cousin, with the 47% giving the weight room to land. The americana family signature comes through in the mineral-sweet middle
Finish: Warm, faintly chocolatey. Long
The bottom line
The pick for the agave education. Drink for the liquid