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Mal Bien Arroqueno - Cortes
Ageo Cortés' arroqueño – rigorous, specific, and not for everyone
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Mal Bien
- Maestro: Ageo Cortés, Felipe Cortés
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Arroqueño
- ABV: 51%
- Price: $68 ($$)
Verdict
Mal Bien's house style is to bottle what other brands would blend away – high proof, single-maestro, specific batches that taste like they were made in a particular week. The arroqueño doesn't compromise, which means a minority of drinkers will love it and the rest will find it rough. We love it.
Mal Bien bottles the uncomfortable choices
Tasting notes
Nose: Hot rock, dark fruit, cured meat, white pepper
Palate: Dense, bitter at the edges, with the arroqueño's weight balanced by a bright mineral core. 51% is assertive
Finish: Drying, warm
The bottom line
High-proof, high-conviction arroqueño. Not for first-time mezcal drinkers
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Old Town Tequila – $79.99
- Wooden Cork – $109.99