La Medida Bicuishe Mezcal 46.37% 200ml 100% Maguey Wild; Nom-o209x
| Description: | Mezcal produced in MiahuatlĂĄn, Oaxaca Maestro Mezcalero Maximino Nereo GarcĂa JarquĂn (son-in-law of Antonio CortĂŠs Aragon) 100% Bicuishe (Agave karwinskii) Cooked in a conical earthen oven and crushed using a traditional stone tahona mill drawn by a bull (!) Fermented in open-air wooden tanks (tinas) Distilled twice using copper pot stills with hybrid refrescadera condenser This a distinct crowd pleaser; herbaceous and earthy yet fresh and green with subtle acidity and rounded angles, soft like the texture of wet clay 47% Abv (abv may vary batch to batch) Piney and fibrous, this is a beautiful example of one of the many subspecies of Agave karwinskii found around Oaxaca, though Bicuishe is a term less frequently used in commercial productions outside the district of MiahuatlĂĄn. Though Antonio, La Medida's original producer of Bicuishe, recently retired, his son-in-law is carrying on the family tradition. Tasting Notes Piney and fibrous, this is a beautiful example of one of the many subspecies of Agave karwinskii found around Oaxaca, though Bicuishe is a term less frequently used in commercial productions outside the district of MiahuatlĂĄn. Distilled twice using an alembic copper pot still with refrescadera (condenser) by maestro Maximino Nereo GarcĂa JarquĂn (son-in-law of Antonio CortĂŠs Aragon) in the renowned southern Oaxaca municipality of MiahuatlĂĄn, this a distinct crowd pleaser; herbaceous and earthy, yet fresh and green, with subtle acidity and rounded angles, soft like the texture of wet clay. |
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| Price: | $ 26.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Hi-Time Wine Cellars
| Address: |
250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-331-3005 |
| Telephone (regular): | 949-650-8463 |
| Fax: | 949-631-6863 |
First added to 1000 Corks on May 20, 2023.
