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Review · · by The Editors
Buen Camino Jabali
Jabalí from Ocotepec – another serious small-producer jabalí in a category that rewards attention
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Buen Camino Mezcal
- Maestro: Pablo Santiago Méndez
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Jabali
- ABV: 46%
- Price: $65 ($$)
Verdict
Jabalí is the agave that surfaces every production decision, and Buen Camino's read as considered – Ocotepec's quietly mineral character supports the agave's difficulty instead of competing with it. 46% is the floor jabalí actually needs to show its range. Buy it; mid-tier jabalí this disciplined is uncommon.
Small-producer jabalí keeps impressing across the category
Tasting notes
Nose: Hot stone, then green pepper, herbal density, a faint cocoa undertone and trace of warm earth
Palate: Clean at 46% – jabalí's difficulty handled without strain. Ocotepec production works well for the agave; the proof lands for the tricky fermentation-to-distillation arc that jabalí demands, and the producer's hand stays controlled throughout
Finish: Drying, mineral, with a slow herbal fade
The bottom line
A respectable Buen Camino