La Medida Madrecuishe varies by release. Check your bottle for specific details.
About this mezcal
La Medida Madrecuishe is made with cultivated maguey Madrecuishe. Though this agave is not typically cultivated for mezcal production, La Medida reports that it adapts well to cultivation and can withstand moderate droughts and frosts. It’s commonly used as a living fence around property or other crops. This agave is grown at 1,500 meters above sea level. It’s traditionally produced in San Luis Amatlán, Miahuatlán, Oaxaca.
La Medida Mezcal
Mezcales La Medida brings together more than 46 Oaxacan producers. Their mezcal is made in small palenques with over 450 years of tradition and culture. The brand is run by Julián Vidal Gómez Rodríguez, who began working with mezcal over 40 years ago. Throughout his career he has worked with brands like Monte Alban, Benevá, and Del Maguey. He focuses heavily on mezcal’s mysticism and the traditional production methods that have been used for hundreds of years. Some of their mezcal is certified, while other releases go by “aguardiente de agave.” Each batch is different. Check your bottles for details.
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GMAD
97 reviewsBATCH: MIA-M200US 2020, 47.12%, 200ml
Nose – Mellow and tropical, like a musty room with a fresh breeze; mangoes, coconut, sawdust, and wet asphalt.
Palate – Grassy and vegetal, but very light and subdued, like drinking a salad; greens, celery sticks, melon, brussel sprouts, and some pickled ginger for some tanginess.
Finish – Still light, but now woody; peanuts, raw ginger, wet toothpick, agree on the cantaloupe, and even getting some salted egg for a bit of a savory/minerality component.
This is delicious and La Medida always delivers. However in terms of preference, I’m liking a few of their other expressions vs this one… which are more bright and fruity vs the vegetal-ness of this Madrecuishe. Although still complex, it just lacks the punchiness that I like.
BATCH: MIA-M200US 2020, 47.12%, 200ml
Nose – Mellow and tropical, like a musty room with a fresh breeze; mangoes, coconut, sawdust, and wet asphalt.
Palate – Grassy and vegetal, but very light and subdued, like drinking a salad; greens, celery sticks, melon, brussel sprouts, and some pickled ginger for some tanginess.
Finish – Still light, but now woody; peanuts, raw ginger, wet toothpick, agree on the cantaloupe, and even getting some salted egg for a bit of a savory/mineralit
les
40 reviewsbrine, cantaloupe, custard, berry, char, soil, peanut, chocolate, mint, citrus peel
MIA-M2002US, 2020, 47.12%
copa llena
13 reviewsEnjoyable Madrecuishe, lots of ripe fruits, some minerals and floral notes on the palate with a touch of mint. The nose is floral and sweet. Overall well balanced with mild smoke, and a long finish.
agavetimes
16 reviewsAntonio Cortés Aragón’s wild maguey Madrecuishe opens with herbal and floral notes, followed by sweetness balanced with citrus peel, caramel, papaya, mineral notes, wet stone and pepper. Delicious
cagliostro
32 reviewsLa Medida Madrecuishe (46.35%)
Mezcalero: Antonio Cortes Aragon
Batch: MIA M1903-US
nose: watermelon, florals, persimmon, harissa, turnips, a bit buttery, pears,
palate: finishes earthy, intensely floral, vanilla, orange liqueur
very solid perhaps a bit overwhelmingly floral for me. really lovely juicy thick mouthfeel. I like this quite a lot but it leans pretty heavily in that direction. 7+/10
aarild
153 reviewsNose of peanut skins, loft and sawdust, perhaps Granny Smith apple peels. Very woody and earthy, very karwinskii with good minerality and viscosity, flavours of macadamia, oaky notes, hot slate, dried dates except that there is not the yeasty sweetness, good baked agave baseline. I hardly get any of the fruit and berry notes others do though, so that must be the batch (the indication of which I missed, ordering this from a busy bar).
Solid, and recommended.
Zack Klamn
542 reviewsNose – Peanut shells. Apple peels.
Palate – Big wood notes to start. Nutty. Dry middle. Mineral finish. Just ok.
MezcAleman
28 reviewsClean and crisp on the nose. Sweet, fresh peppermint and a little smoke.
Smooth to drink with sugar and earthy grass notes. Not bad.
Jonny
736 reviewsLot MIA-M1903US/2019/46.35%. Aromas of fresh flowers, strawberries, cherries, granite, flint, and and red raspberry. The palate equally as fruity with notes of cherries, strawberries, sugar cane, and sharp fresh spearmint. This is nice.
Tyler
668 reviewsClean, sweet cream aromas with some fruitcake. On the palate, big mineral notes along with caramel, fresh mint, a touch of clove, and cedar. It coats the mouth a bit and lingers in a good way. Probably the best La Medida out of the ones that I’ve tried. Batch MIA-M1903US, distilled in 2019, 46.35%.
TheAgaveFairy
169 reviewsMIA-M1903US/2019/46.35%
Nose: That gorgeous candied cherry, vanilla, peanuts, minerality. Dragonfruit comes to, with other strawberry and pink fruits. Candied!
Palate: Watery entry, but nice agave flavor, complex, candied fruits, pops of citrus, cinnamon, floral, nice long finish.
Star of the show, and totally my style as well. Give me more proof :P.
GreenspointTexas
385 reviewsLeather, sugarcane, mint. Maybe some Dr Pepper in there somewhere. Huge fan
t8ke
144 reviewsBatch MLA-M1903US
Clay, pepper, rising sourdough, pepper and some cotton candy. The meaty savory note has sort of packed up and moved on, giving way to sweet, funky berry and clay notes. Pepper with a hint of cocktail onion.
This is really great also. This may be my favorite Madrecuishe (so far) and it’s no doubt the quality of the makers work here. Very impressed, as this is hitting all the right notes for me.
Rakhal
430 reviewsMIA-B1902. Every once in a while I taste a Mezcal that’s really nutty, I like this flavor a lot. This Madrecuixe had flavors of crushed peanuts, salted caramel and spearmint. Yum!
Tried another batch at a bar in Puerto Vallarta and it was also fantastic!! Like blackberry pie covered in butterscotch and salted caramel!
KaySmith
8 reviewsA mature and robust smoky mezcal with lots of spice and a peppery finish, reminiscent of being out in the woods on a cool morning
allaboutagave
3 reviewsPapaya and vanilla on the nose. Starts dry and turns into soft green with hints of juniper