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NETA Bicuixe - Hermógenes Vasquez
Hermógenes Vasquez's bicuishe at 46.4% – a karwinskii benchmark
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- 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
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