Reviews / Rufina Madre Cuixe
Review · · by The Editors
Rufina Madre Cuixe
Madrecuishe at 47.65% – right at the cap
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Rufina Mezcal
- Maestro: Alberto Ortiz
- Region: San Luis Amatlan, Oaxaca
- Agave: Madrecuishe
- ABV: 47.65%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Alberto Ortiz's madrecuishe is a textbook karwinskii – no showy flourishes, just the agave's own architecture rendered at the right proof. Sits next to Cuentacuentos's madrecuishe lots in register and value; behind Real Minero's by a half-step. 4.0 holds.
Madrecuishe bottled inside the legible proof window – a small mercy
Tasting notes
Nose: Sea breeze, then wet stone, faint citrus peel, crushed herb
Palate: 47.65% is the top edge of madrecuishe's useful window – any lower and the karwinskii saline character fades, any higher and it would overpower. Clean, upright, stony
Finish: Saline, cool. Long
The bottom line
Reliable madrecuishe under the flagship prices
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Madre Shop – $124