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Maguey Melate Cucharillo - Hermogenes Vasquez Garcia
Miahuatlán cucharillo at 47.1%. Drier, more argumentative
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Maguey Melate
- Maestro: Hermógenes Vasquez
- Region: San Luis Amatlan, Oaxaca
- ABV: 47.1%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Hermógenes Vasquez Garcia makes the Miahuatlán case for cucharillo, track his name if you've written off dasylirion as soft. The bottle runs drier and tighter than the Guendulain cucharillo on the same shelf, which will matter to sotol drinkers. Pour next to a Derrumbes Chihuahua sotol for the contrast; the conversation is good.
Cucharillo with teeth – Hermógenes doesn't soften the agave
Tasting notes
Nose: Dry grass. Then green pepper, cold stone, pine
Palate: Hermógenes Vasquez pulls the cucharillo harder than most at 47.1% – the dasylirion's dry herbal spine reads sharper, the copper lets it stay clean
Finish: Dry, herbal. Stays medium-long
The bottom line
The cucharillo to reach for if you came from sotol