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5 Sentidos Pichomel

Ramirez and Arriaga's solo pichomel – Puebla's most distinctive agave, properly presented

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

5 Sentidos Pichomel bottle
  • Producer: 5 Sentidos
  • Maestro: Atelo Ramirez, Laura Arriaga
  • Region: Reyes Metzontla, Puebla
  • Agave: Pichomel
  • ABV: 46.2%
  • Price: $145 ($)

Verdict

Ten consensus reviews at 4.2 aligns with a bottle that's quietly one of 5 Sentidos' best Puebla expressions. Pichomel is endangered by over-harvest and Ramirez and Arriaga are among the few producers cultivating it responsibly. Compared with a Jolgorio tepextate or a Mezcalosfera wild release, this is softer and more floral, but no less particular.

Pichomel is Puebla's answer to tobalá, and Ramirez and Arriaga speak it fluent

Tasting notes

Nose: Wildflower with ripe pear, green mint

Palate: Pichomel's aromatic range is unusually wide and at 46.2% this release captures most of it – floral lift, dry mineral base, a creamy mid-palate that's rare for Puebla

Finish: Long, floral, flinty

The bottom line

Chase it down. The pichomel reference in the 5 Sentidos catalog

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