5 Sentidos Pechuga de Mole Negro

Verdict

Most non-traditional pechugas stumble because the distiller treats the still like a blender; Juarez treats it like a kitchen. The proof is right and the balance holds, this is a more thoughtful version of the novelty-pechuga concept than you'd expect. Compared to Real Minero's pechuga de pescado or Vago's various exotics, this is maybe the most successful culinary pechuga on the market. Four

Tasting notes

Nose: Chocolate with roasted seed, sweet fruit, a whisper of clove

Palate: Juarez runs a refrescador with espadín as the base, then puts a mole negro's worth of spices and fruits in the still for the third distillation. At 50.2% the resulting spirit hits like a drinkable mole, coherent, rich, and flirting with ridiculousness in the right way

Finish: Long, warm, cocoa-spiced

The bottom line

Worth owning. A rare specialty pechuga that actually works