Reviews / Reyes y Cobardes Cupreata
Review · · by The Editors
Reyes y Cobardes Cupreata
Guerrero cupreata at 41.5%, the right agave, the wrong proof
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Reyes y Cobardes Mezcal
- Maestro: Rafael Cuenca
- Region: Zitlala, Guerrero
- Agave: Cupreata
- ABV: 41.5%
- Price: $43 ($)
Verdict
Guerrero cupreata is one of the more underrated agaves in the category – papalometl and cupreata together make the Rio Balsas region worth exploring – and Reyes y Cobardes has the sourcing right. But 41.5% is the tell: this is being bottled for a broader commercial tier than the liquid deserves. Pick it over nothing, but not over Derrumbes Michoacán or any Mal Bien Guerrero.
Cupreata deserves proof the brand didn't give it
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet stone with a trace of cooked agave, faint smoke
Palate: Thin, Rafael Cuenca's Zitlala cupreata losing weight that the agave usually carries – minerality and salt present but the mid-palate is flattened. The commercial 41.5% ABV on a specialty agave is the problem
Finish: Short-medium, mineral, dry
The bottom line
Pass – the agave is good, the proof isn't
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Keg N Bottle – $42