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Review · · by The Editors
Chacolo Ciriaco
Ciriaco – another Chacolo vocabulary bottle, extending the Jalisco heirloom range
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Chacolo
- Maestro: Macario Partida
- Region: Zapotitlan de Vadillo, Jalisco
- Agave: Ciriaco
- ABV: 47.9%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Ciriaco is another Jalisco heritage agave that the US mezcal conversation hadn't heard of, until Chacolo decided to teach it one bottle at a time. The project's value is sourcing, not flash; the bottles pay off the sourcing. Buy it to continue the Chacolo Jalisco education; the single-variety pace is the point.
Chacolo keeps introducing Jalisco agaves
Tasting notes
Nose: Warm earth, pine, dry herb and a faint mineral note
Palate: Lean at 47.9% – ciriaco's specific Jalisco character shows through the producer's clean handling
Finish: Cooling, with a slow herb fade, very long
The bottom line
A category pick