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Del Maguey Pechuga

  • Distiller:

    Florencio Carlos Sarmiento, Florencio Carlos Vasquez, Luis Carlos Vasquez

  • Bottler:

    Del Maguey

  • ABV:

    46%

  • Age:

    NA

  • Price:
    $$$$$
  • Raided Score: 95
  • Publication: Distiller
  • Excerpt: A lot of good stuff going on here--peppery cinnamon in the form of red hots, along with cloves, star anise and cedar. A most elegant and complex mezcal with the smoke taking a back seat. Lots of sweetness to balance out the 49% alcohol makes it almost easy to drink.
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  • Intro:

    This is an espadin pechuga from Del Maguey, Lot PEC-191.

  • Nose:

    Cream cheese, honey, toffee, almond, dank truffle and blue cheese. Rich, savory, complex.

  • Taste:

    Sweet, rich and creamy mouth feel. Ethanol in check. Blue cheese, funky and meaty. Pepper, clove, savory poultry. Sweet, funky.

  • Finish:

    Short, clean, funky and sweet. Wisps away with pepper, clay, blue cheese and olive juice.

  • Overall:

    Earthy and mineral forward. Delightful in every sense.

  • Score:

    7

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