Reviews / Chacolo Azul
Review · · by The Editors
Chacolo Azul
A Jalisco angustifolia the locals call azul, distilled the old Zapotitlán way by Macario Partida
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Chacolo
- Maestro: Macario Partida
- Region: Zapotitlan de Vadillo, Jalisco
- Agave: Azul
- ABV: 49.66%
- Price: $105 ($$)
Verdict
Jalisco sits outside the mezcal and tequila denominations, so Chacolo bottles this as destilado de agave, using a local angustifolia the growers call azul (not the blue agave of tequila). Macario Partida distills it rustic in Zapotitlán de Vadillo, all saline minerality and cooked-agave depth. Pour it next to a Real Minero or a Bozal to hear how different western Mexico sounds from Oaxaca.
The old Jalisco style, mineral and unsweet
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, green olive, wet stone, citrus zest, a savory smoke
Palate: Bright and saline at 49.66%. A native Jalisco angustifolia, nothing to do with tequila's blue agave, distilled rustic at the foot of the Volcán de Colima, mineral and savory rather than sweet
Finish: Long, citric, dry, faintly smoky
The bottom line
Buy it for the western-Mexico agave education