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Cuentacuentos Arroqueño Ancestral

Mezcalero Ángel Cruz Robles produced his maguey Arroqueño mezcal using 15+ year-old plants grown on landed tended to by his family for nearly 2 decades.

Rating: (8 reviews)
Brand:Cuentacuentos
NOM:NOM-O20X
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Mezcalero:Ángel Cruz Robles
Maguey:Arroqueño
Agave:Americana
Grind:Hand
Distillation:Clay Pot
Style:Joven
State:Oaxaca
Town:Sola de Vega
ABV: 50%
Age of plant: 15+ years
Website: https://www.realmezcal.com/, opens in new window

About this mezcal

Mezcalero Ángel Cruz Robles and his family have been tending their field of maguey Arroqueño (agave Americana) for the better part of the last two decades. The Arroqueño plants used in this batch of mezcal are the first of his harvest; these 15+ year-old plants are characterized by their “dry espadin” flavor and produced in the ancestral style in Sola de Vega, Oaxaca. Robles uses a wooden mallet to crush his cooked agaves by hand and distills them in clay pot stills. This mezcal has a deep minerality that is a result of the long-growing agaves.

Cuentacuentos

Cuentacuentos curates small-batch traditional mezcals and destilados de agave from producers across the state of Oaxaca. Cuentacuentos released its first 6 mezcal expressions in 2018; future releases from the brand will change over time and include non-certified mezcals. The logo and bottle artwork (by artist Cesar Ruiz Conseco) features an opossum or tlacuache in Spanish. The tlacuache on the logo is El Viejito, the little old man opposum who stole mezcal from the demons as a service to humanity. The tlacuache ranks with the jaguar, eagle, and burro in importance in Zapotec, Taina, and Mexican mythologies. The Cuentacuentos motto is Mezcal brings people together, stories make us friends.

 

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Member rating

3.94 out of 5

8 reviews

Jam

Jam

149 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars8 months ago

Lote ACR044, November 202 production date, 46.32% abv

Review #45: big hit of fruit punch on the nose and beginning of the sip. Following it is pine, cinnamon, jalapeño, iodine, and sea spray. Rich black licorice on the finish.

This is very exciting to me having that fruit punch mixing in with the spices. Very rich all the way through. I’m a sucker for licorice too, and this reminded me a lot of it on the finish.

Zack Klamn

Zack Klamn

542 reviews
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Nose – A subtle medley of fruits and baking spices similar to a pechuga. Can detect the smallest bit of mushroom.

Palate – Candy cane. Wintergreen mouthwash. Sandalwood. This is a bit too Christmasy for my liking seeing though it’s not a pechuga.

GreenspointTexas

GreenspointTexas

385 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Super limited batch, or so im told. Nose is burnt sugar, vanilla, oranges. Taste is sugar babies candy and more of the oranges/tropical fruit. Strange pickle flavor on finish that im not sure I dig. Still, enjoyable

TheAgaveFairy

TheAgaveFairy

169 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Sample tasted in a large flight, ACRO18. Basil, kinda that spicy green side. Vetiver, sandalwood? Something musty in a sexy way. Brighter, lemon pledge. Really nice finish, clean and refreshing. Evergreen / juniper.

mezcalphd

mezcalphd

8 reviews
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars3 years ago

I like this mezcal. I found the coyote to be a bit too heavy on the clay pot, but this one strikes the right balance. Both are excellent but OI prefer this one!

Tyler

Tyler

638 reviews
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars4 years ago

Dry fruit. Peach. Honeydew. Lots of clay spice. Red earth. Cinnamon sticks. This is really nice but I prefer his Coyote or Espadin a bit more – the finish is a bit sour for me. Lot ACR018, bottle 51. 4 stars.

I’m sipping this again in February 2022 and love it. Possibly a different batch. Finish is delicious and complex. Updating to 4.5 stars overall.

Wild Common

Wild Common

10 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars4 years ago

Vegetal, herbs, sweet finish. Bravo

Jonny

Jonny

700 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars4 years ago

Aromas of fresh green apples. All green apples with a faint hint of cinnamon. The palate is big and robust, semi-viscous. Flavor notes are more complex: green apples, brûlée, dark chocolate, tres leches cake, and dark cherries. This is deep and rich.

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