Reviews / Banhez Pechuga de Pavo
Review · · by The Editors
Banhez Pechuga de Pavo
A pechuga built on turkey – more novelty than revelation
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Banhez Mezcal
- Maestro: Juan Osorio
- Region: San Vicente Coatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $104 ($)
Verdict
Pechuga is a format that demands to be revelatory; at its best you taste the kitchen and not the bird. Banhez's interpretation is honest but underpowered, the turkey reads as a decoration on an ensamble you might otherwise want. Worth trying once for the category's sake.
The best pechugas transform the base. This one just accents it
Tasting notes
Nose: Smoke with a faint savory undertone (the promised poultry), fresh cornbread
Palate: Textured and warm at 47%, but the turkey distillate reads as a suggestion rather than a defining note
Finish: Warming, faintly gamey
The bottom line
A serviceable pechuga. Not the one to reach for when you want to understand the form