Reviews / Mezcalero No. 6
Review · · by The Editors
Mezcalero No. 6
Valente García on the three-karwinskii chord with mexicano filler
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Mezcalero Mezcal
- Maestro: Valente Angel García
- Region: Santa Maria La Pila, Oaxaca
- Agave: Bicuishe, Madrecuishe, Mexicano
- ABV: 48.7%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
A strong earlier Valente Angel García release that argues for his karwinskii-ensamble fluency. No. 6 is less famous than No. 11 or No. 22, but it's of a piece with them – dry, mineral, structured. Reach for it when you want the karwinskii family in full voice; track the later solo-agave bottles for the maestro's ceiling.
Valente García's karwinskii ensambles are the Mezcalero line's backbone
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb, wet slate, ripe pear, dry grass
Palate: 48.7% with bicuishe, madrecuishe, and mexicano building the full karwinskii weight – proof set high enough to give the ensamble room, the agaves kept distinct
Finish: Mineral, aromatic – long
The bottom line
Pour it. A solid deep-catalog Mezcalero release
Where to buy online
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