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Pierde Almas Maguey de Lumbre
Lumbre – a rare maguey the category can't fully classify
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Pierde Almas Mezcal
- Region: Oaxaca
- Agave: Lumbre
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $40–90 ($$)
Verdict
Maguey de Lumbre is a rare-agave trophy, and Pierde Almas' version is the most widely-available expression in the US market, which doesn't mean easy to find. The 49% proof is the right call for a plant that needs structure to show its wildness. We'd track it alongside the Pierde Almas dobadán as evidence the brand picks its spots well.
Lumbre lives between categories; Pierde Almas lets it
Tasting notes
Nose: Pine resin, wet forest floor
Palate: Structured, vegetal, slightly hot from the 49% proof. The lumbre's disputed classification (karwinskii-adjacent or its own thing) shows up as a flavor that doesn't quite sit in the usual categories, greener than espadín, less mineral than cuishe
Finish: Medium-long, green, clean
The bottom line
The easiest lumbre to find, still scarce. Rare enough that track-and-buy is the play