Reviews / Vago Colorado Madrecuixe / Tobala
Review · · by The Editors
Vago Colorado Madrecuixe / Tobala
The Vago bottle that misses in a catalog that rarely does
Score: 2.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Vago Mezcal
- Maestro: Emigdio Jarquín Ramirez
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Madrecuishe, Tobala
- ABV: 50.5%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Emigdio Jarquín's Miahuatlán work is the reliable spine of the Vago catalog, but the Colorado inaugural is the bottle where a blend didn't resolve – madrecuishe and tobalá should complement each other and here they just coexist awkwardly. The proof is the only thing carrying it. Skip for any of the Jarquín single-agave bottles.
Every catalog has a miss. This one is Vago's
Tasting notes
Nose: Light smoke, a sugary undertone that doesn't belong
Palate: Thin and hot. At 50.5%, with the madrecuishe-tobalá pairing reading as mismatched rather than complementary – the proof is high, the structure isn't
Finish: Bitter, off-balance. Stays short
The bottom line
Skip. Rare Vago miss from a usually-reliable bench