Atenco Pechuga

Item: Atenco Pechuga
Rating: 3.0
Author: The Editors

Pechuga from Atenco – a mid-tier producer reaching for format

Score: 3.0/5 agaves

Producer: Atenco Mezcal
Maestro: Rodolfo López Sosa
Region: San Juan del Rio, Oaxaca
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 45%
Price: $60 ($)

Verdict

A legitimate mid-tier pechuga. Atenco is a mid-tier producer reaching for the pechuga format, the bottle is competently made at 45% but the pechuga ingredients read as accents rather than structural additions. Pechuga at this price tier rarely transforms the base; this one is no exception. Reviewer consensus aligns. Fidencio Pechuga or Del Maguey Pechuga outperform at slightly higher money.

Pechuga at 45% is a respectable format choice

Tasting notes

Nose: Warm spice walks in first. Then cooked agave, faint meat

Palate: Medium-bodied, the pechuga ingredients accent rather than transform

Finish: Warm

The bottom line

Fidencio Pechuga or Del Maguey Pechuga outperform