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Mezcalosfera Bicuixe / Mexicano
Felipe de Jesús Cortés pairs bicuishe with mexicano for aromatic lift
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Mezcalosfera de Mezcaloteca
- Maestro: Felipe de Jesus Cortés
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Bicuishe, Mexicano
- ABV: 47.9%
- Price: $170 ($$)
Verdict
Felipe de Jesús Cortés builds an ensamble where each agave has a clear role – bicuishe provides the spine, mexicano provides the music. At 47.9% both voices are audible, and the Mezcalosfera single-lot treatment ensures the maestro's fingerprint stays visible. A strong release; hunt when found.
Two-agave ensambles are the hardest to make sing. This one sings
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower, then green herb, wet stone
Palate: 47.9% with bicuishe's dry structure anchoring and mexicano's round, aromatic character filling in the mid-palate – a well-balanced two-wild ensamble
Finish: Floral, mineral – long
The bottom line
Hunt it. Clean two-wild ensamble