Cinco Sentidos Delgado y Ancho

Item: Cinco Sentidos Delgado y Ancho
Rating: 4.5
Author: The Editors

Ancho – an unusual agave variety from Guerrero, bottled at 5 Sentidos' standard

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Producer: 5 Sentidos
Region: Xochipala, Guerrero
Agave: Ancho
ABV: 47.7%
Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

Ancho is not a common category entry and this release is why you'd bother learning it. The Guerrero variant rarely appears in specialty catalogs, and 5 Sentidos's bottling at 47.7% delivers the agave in the producer's characteristic disciplined frame. Every 5 Sentidos release is a vocabulary word, and drinking the range is a structured education in Oaxacan and Guerrero wild-agave varieties. Community consensus aligns. A Guerrero bottling worth the learning curve.

Every 5 Sentidos release is a vocabulary word

Tasting notes

Nose: Green herb with faint floral, dry hay

Palate: Ancho's specific character rendered without dilution; lean and herbal at 47.7%

Finish: Cooling, drying

The bottom line

A Guerrero bottling worth the learning curve

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

Madre Shop – $118