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Riquezas de Oaxaca Madre Cuishe
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Distiller:
Enrique Hernandez
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Bottler:
Mezcales con Alma de Oaxaca
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ABV:
44%
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Age:
NA
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Intro:
This Madre Cuishe is harvested at 15 years old and distilled twice on copper by Don Enrique Hernandez. Much like the Tobala, this should be an interesting expression as I'm a fan of wild agave. Let's get to it.
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Nose:
Pungent fresh grass, basil, pepper, bell pepper and jalapeno. Intense and vegetal, smells like rain is on the way. Lightly smoky.
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Taste:
Sweet and creamy - a total 180 from the nose. Cracked pepper, rising bread, some really nice charcoal and minerality. Faint jalapeno pepper on the back palate with some ash. Faint prick of heat.
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Finish:
Medium in length, more smoky than sweet here with the vegetal qualities giving way to more ash and pepper.
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Overall:
I like this, the change from nose to palate is just bonkers, but the finish was a little pedestrian in comparison. Not a big flaw at all, but I have to give the nod to the Tobala here. This is very good mezcal, for the record, and Im especially fond of that rainwater note on the nose.
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Score:
6
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