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Review · · by The Editors
NETA Madrecuixe and Espadin
Ranulfo García Pacheco, refrescador still, 47% – madrecuishe and espadín in a rare format
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: NETA
- Maestro: Ranulfo García Pacheco
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin, Madrecuishe
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
The refrescador still is a rare format NETA documents well, and Ranulfo García Pacheco's madrecuishe-espadín is one of the catalog's best expressions of it – cleaner mid-palate, tighter finish, a crystalline quality you don't get from copper alone. Two reviewers at 4.8; we shade a half-step down only because we want more batches on record. A technique-and-agave lesson in one bottle.
Refrescador distillation is a technique choice. Ranulfo's version proves why
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet stone with cool citrus, a soft herbal lift
Palate: Refrescador distillation (water-cooled condenser) gives the mezcal a cooler, cleaner profile – at 47% the madrecuishe spine and espadín sweetness both read in high definition
Finish: Very long, mineral, crystalline
The bottom line
A buy. Refrescador canon
Where to buy online
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