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Maguey Melate Marteño
Antonio 'Conejo' Martínez distills marteño in clay at 49.6%
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Maguey Melate
- Maestro: Antonio Carlos Martinez
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Marteño
- ABV: 49.6%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Marteño is an uncommon agave and Antonio 'Conejo' Martínez gives it the same clay-pot patience his more famous barril gets, hunt for the consistency. Closer to what Real Minero delivers across its single-agave releases than most Melate bottlings. Track the Conejo name across the catalog; the hand is reliable even if the agave is the variable.
Marteño in clay – the Conejo signature across another agave
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet earth with cool stone, dry grass
Palate: Antonio Carlos Martínez treats marteño with the same restrained hand as his barril releases. The agave reads drier and more herbal than karwinskii cousins; clay-pot at 49.6%
Finish: Cold, drying – long
The bottom line
Reliable Conejo on an unusual agave. Track