Mal Bien Mexicano - Ramos

Item: Mal Bien Mexicano - Ramos
Rating: 4.0
Author: The Editors

Ramos-family mexicano – another Mal Bien specialty-maestro release

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Producer: Agave Mixtape, Mal Bien
Maestro: Emanuel Ramos
Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
Agave: Mexicano
ABV: 48.26%
Price: $65 ($$)

Verdict

A credible mexicano. The Ramos family palenque is one of Mal Bien's regular single-maestro sources, and the mexicano at 48.26% delivers the agave's vegetal-mineral character with clean production. Mexicano is an underappreciated agave that rewards producers who commit to appropriate proof; Mal Bien's Ramos version does that. The community agrees. A disciplined Mal Bien for drinkers calibrated on the producer's catalog.

Mexicano done with Mal Bien's usual hand

Tasting notes

Nose: Green herb, then mineral damp, cooked agave

Palate: Clean and structural at 48.26% – mexicano's character intact, producer's discipline visible

Finish: Very long, drying, slate-tinged

The bottom line

A disciplined Mal Bien