5 Sentidos Pechuga de Mole Poblano

Item: 5 Sentidos Pechuga de Mole Poblano
Rating: 4.5
Author: The Editors

A pechuga distilled through mole poblano ingredients – ambitious, and actually works

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Producer: 5 Sentidos
Maestro: Delfino Tobón Mejia, Marcelo Luna
Region: San Pablo Ameyaltepec, Zoyatla, Puebla
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 48%
Price: $170 ($)

Verdict

Consensus of 4.4 is earned. 5 Sentidos' mole poblano pechuga is one of the most successful flavored distillations on the US market – the technique serves the agave instead of masking it. Chocolate, chile, nuts, sesame, and spices all show up in sequence across the palate rather than collapsing into a single savory note, which is the hardest version of the format to pull off. Most flavored pechugas are gimmicks; this one is a thesis.

Most flavored pechugas are gimmicks. This one is a thesis

Tasting notes

Nose: Chocolate, then dried chile, cinnamon, warm earth, almond

Palate: The most savory pechuga in the catalog – you can taste every element of mole poblano without any of them overwhelming the agave base

Finish: Warming, layered – long

The bottom line

A showcase pechuga. Pour after a long dinner