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Mal Bien Madrecuixe - Ramos

Ramos madrecuishe at 52.3%. Karwinskii with structure to burn

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Mal Bien Madrecuixe - Ramos bottle
  • Producer: Mal Bien
  • Maestro: Emanuel Ramos, Victor Ramos
  • Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Madrecuishe
  • ABV: 52.3%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Madrecuishe under 48% is almost always a ceiling-limited bottle; Mal Bien's Ramos release at 52.3% clears that ceiling so completely the agave sounds like a different plant. Starchy, mineral, dry, drawn in clean lines. A reference madrecuishe for anyone who thinks the agave is just a lighter tobaziche, it isn't.

Madrecuishe above its usual ceiling, unmistakably right

Tasting notes

Nose: Wet grass, then green pepper, crushed mineral, faint citrus zest

Palate: 52.3% is where madrecuishe wants to live, the karwinskii's starchy density gets driven through every register, refrescador clarity keeps it from getting heavy

Finish: Long, dry, iron-tinged-herbal

The bottom line

The madrecuishe proof argument, bottled

Where to buy online

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