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Maguey Melate Madre Cuixe - Adela Del Carmen Cruz Antonio
Adela Del Carmen Cruz Antonio at 56.7%. Madrecuishe with room to breathe
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Maguey Melate
- Maestro: Adela Del Carmen Cruz Antonio
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Madrecuishe
- ABV: 56.7%
- Price: $60 ($$)
Verdict
Honor Adela Del Carmen Cruz Antonio by name. Madrecuishe at 56.7% separates producers willing to commit from ones who won't, she commits, and the bottle rewards it. Closer to what Hugo García Maldonado accomplishes at 46.1% through cut quality – different route, comparable destination. Grab it when you find it.
Madrecuishe at 56.7% – the ABV the agave asked for
Tasting notes
Nose: Green melon, then warm granite, wet mineral, faint pine
Palate: 56.7% is the proof madrecuishe deserves and Adela Del Carmen Cruz Antonio delivers it, the karwinskii's cold chalky signature reads with authority rather than apologizing for itself
Finish: Cold, flinty
The bottom line
High-ABV madrecuishe done right. Buy