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Mal Bien Mexicano Verde

Cortés Mexicano Verde at 49.74% – rhodacantha done right

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Mal Bien Mexicano Verde bottle
  • Producer: Mal Bien
  • Maestro: Ageo Cortés, Felipe Cortés
  • Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Mexicano Verde
  • ABV: 49.74%
  • Price: $150 ($$)

Verdict

Mexicano Verde is a rhodacantha expression that rewards a disciplined hand, and Ageo and Felipe Cortés deliver the tightest version in the Mal Bien catalog. At 49.74% the agave's particular bright-savory balance is fully legible, and the refrescador still keeps it from getting heavy. Commit. This is a reference rhodacantha.

If you've never had rhodacantha, this is the bottle

Tasting notes

Nose: Bright pepper, then cooked pineapple, crushed mineral, green herb

Palate: 49.74% gives this rhodacantha the spine to articulate every note – fruit top, savory mid, dry wet slate undertow, Mal Bien's reliable refrescador lift

Finish: Dry, bright – very long

The bottom line

Commit. Rhodacantha reference

Where to buy online

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