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Review · · by The Editors
Banhez Mexicano
Banhez's mexicano at 47%. Cooperative production on a less-common agave, and a category-introduction bottle for mexicano learners
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Banhez Mezcal
- Maestro: Luis Pacheco
- Region: Ejutla, Oaxaca
- Agave: Mexicano
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $55 ($$)
Verdict
The proof carries the bottle without strain, and the producer's cut stays clean throughout. A legitimate mexicano in the value tier. Banhez's real strength is its ensamble and the budget-tier tobalá; this mexicano is the range bottle for completists. Consensus 3.1 matches our read.
Mexicano at cooperative prices is a welcome category entry
Tasting notes
Nose: Green herb, then mineral damp, cooked agave, a faint dry-earth undertone and dried hay underneath. opens slowly in the glass
Palate: Lean and clean at 47%. The mexicano character is readable without the aromatic concentration the reference bottlings achieve – Banhez's cooperative model delivers consistency at accessible pricing, but the trade-off shows here in character that's correct rather than elaborated
Finish: Dry, herbal, with a late river rock note and slow green-herb fade
The bottom line
Fine. Rey Campero's mexicano outperforms at 1.5× the money