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NETA Bicuixe - Hermógenes Vasquez

Hermógenes Vasquez's bicuishe at 46.4% – a karwinskii benchmark

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

NETA Bicuixe - Hermógenes Vasquez bottle
  • Producer: NETA
  • Maestro: Hermógenes Vasquez
  • Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Bicuishe
  • ABV: 46.4%
  • Price: $70 ($$)

Verdict

If you want to understand why NETA maps producers instead of blending them away, this is the bottle – Hermógenes Vasquez's bicuishe is a reference point for karwinskii at approachable proof. Five reviewers at 4.5; we agree. Next to Real Minero's cuishe and Lalocura's barril, this completes a karwinskii flight that tells you where the category lives.

Hermógenes is Miahuatlán's quiet anchor. This bicuishe is why

Tasting notes

Nose: Lime leaf with dry mint, white pepper

Palate: 46.4% where every decision lines up, fermentation, still, cut, proof. The karwinskii spine is long and uncompromised

Finish: Very long, mineral, drying

The bottom line

Buy. A karwinskii cornerstone

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

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