Mezcalosfera Madrecuixe - Don Job

Item: Mezcalosfera Madrecuixe - Don Job
Rating: 3.5
Author: The Editors

Job Cortés on madrecuishe at 46.52% – clean but modest

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Producer: Mezcalosfera de Mezcaloteca
Maestro: Job Cortés
Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
Agave: Madrecuishe
ABV: 46.52%
Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

Don Job Cortés is a solid maestro whose madrecuishe here lands a step below the reference versions (Memorable, Mezcalero Special Bottling No. 1) – same agave, same format, a proof that doesn't quite let the karwinskii structure stand. Pour for completionists; climb to the reference bottles for the ceiling.

Madrecuishe at 46.5% is madrecuishe under-proofed

Tasting notes

Nose: Dry grass – then wet slate, green apple

Palate: 46.52% with madrecuishe presented cleanly but without the weight the agave really asks for, this reads as a careful bottle from a maestro whose ceiling is elsewhere

Finish: Mineral, clean

The bottom line

Worth pouring. Memorable Madrecuishe or Mezcalero SB1 for ceiling