Reviews / Real Minero Coyota
Review · · by The Editors
Real Minero Coyota
Lyoba in clay, twelve years in the ground, 52.8% in the glass
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Real Minero
- Maestro: Edgar Angeles
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Coyota
- ABV: 52.8%
- Price: $200 ($$)
Verdict
Coyota is usually a footnote in Real Minero ensambles; here it gets the whole stage. Extremely limited release from Edgar Ángeles, 52.8% bottled proof, and no sanding of the edges. If you've been drinking up the Real Minero catalog and haven't hit coyota yet, this is the detour that makes the map bigger. Better than most producers' flagship tobalás.
The rare agave where Real Minero sounds almost generous
Tasting notes
Nose: Honeyed stone fruit, mesquite smoke, fresh thyme, warm earth
Palate: Coyota showing a riper, rounder profile than its karwinskii cousins, stone fruit over celery. Clay-pot weight keeps it from going decorative; dense and aromatic at 52.8%
Finish: Warm, faintly floral, long
The bottom line
Buy if you can find it, this is the one to show off
Where to buy online
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