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Cinco Sentidos Azul y Pichomel
Azul plus pichomel – Ramirez and Arriaga's most distinctive Puebla pour
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: 5 Sentidos
- Maestro: Atelo Ramirez, Laura Arriaga
- Region: Reyes Metzontla, Puebla
- Agave: Azul, Pichomel
- ABV: 46.5%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
This is the kind of ensamble Puebla should be famous for and largely isn't. The Ramirez–Arriaga palenque has spent years on pichomel in particular, and pairing it with their azul produces something with real architecture. Compared to a Vago ensamble from the Mixteca, this reads drier, more mineral, less fruity – and I'd take it over most Matatlán two-agave blends at the same price. Buy the bottle if you see it.
An ensamble where each agave explains why the other is there
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet limestone, then ripe pear, wildflower honey, dry mint
Palate: Pichomel brings the aromatics azul can't; azul brings the cooked-agave spine pichomel occasionally lacks. At 46.5% the blend is perfectly tuned – dense without being heavy, floral without going candied
Finish: Mineral, lingering florals – long
The bottom line
Buy it. This is the Puebla ensamble to show someone skeptical of the state
Where to buy online
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