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Mal Bien Verde

Ramos verde at 52% – rhodacantha in a higher voice

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Mal Bien Verde bottle
  • Producer: Mal Bien
  • Maestro: Emanuel Ramos, Victor Ramos
  • Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Verde
  • ABV: 52%
  • Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

The Ramos family's verde and the Cortés Mexicano Verde are the two Mal Bien rhodacantha releases and both are legitimate references, same agave, same region, different hands. This one is the bigger of the two, with more fruit and more proof. Pour them side by side to learn what a maestro's cut does to a single agave.

Rhodacantha proof-forward – the other reference

Tasting notes

Nose: Bright pepper – then cooked pineapple, green herb, warm mineral

Palate: 52% of rhodacantha through refrescador, denser and more fruit-forward than the Cortés Mexicano Verde, with Miahuatlán's lifted signature keeping the bottle articulate

Finish: Dry, bright, very long

The bottom line

The second rhodacantha reference in the Mal Bien catalog

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