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Review · · by The Editors
Rambha Arroqueño
Rambha arroqueño at 50% – the plant at full weight
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Rambha Mezcal
- Maestro: Rosario Ángeles Vasquéz
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Arroqueño
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Arroqueño is a weight agave, the grown-in-highlands cousin of tequilana-weber, with bodyweight that rewards proof. Rambha's 50% is exactly the commitment the plant asks for. We'd put it among the more serious arroqueño bottlings on the US market, alongside Vago's and Real Minero's. Track it; the Rambha catalog is a sleeper.
Arroqueño at 50% is the plant getting permission to be big
Tasting notes
Nose: Roasted agave sweetness up front. Dark fruit, cedar, a mineral undertone underneath
Palate: Heavy, layered, completely arroqueño. 50% is the proof where the plant's famous weight finally reads as structure rather than just density. Rambha commits
Finish: Sweet-to-stone, warm
The bottom line
Buy it. Arroqueño at the weight it wants
Where to buy online
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