Reviews / MDM Chino Verde
Review · · by The Editors
MDM Chino Verde
Chino verde under Eleuterío Ogarrio's name – a specific wild, specifically made
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Yuku Savi Mezcal
- Maestro: Eleuterío Ogarrio
- Region: Sola de Vega, Oaxaca
- Agave: Chino Verde
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
MDM's individual-maestro, single-agave format is the serious-collector format, and Eleuterío Ogarrio's chino verde shows why – you get the specificity that Real Minero and Mezcalosfera charge a premium for, at a price that doesn't punish the curious. Pour it when you want to taste an agave that isn't on the tourist map.
A wild agave you've likely never tried, handled like one that's been on the shelf for decades
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet moss, white pepper, underripe stone fruit
Palate: ~50% with the chino verde's particular green-and-mineral profile holding the mid-palate – less sweet than tobalá, more vegetal, with a long cool finish
Finish: Green, cooling. Stays long
The bottom line
Buy when found. Rare agave, real proof, credible maker