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Cinco Sentidos Pechuga de Azul
Azul plus pechuga – one intervention too many
Score: 3.0/5 agaves
- Producer: 5 Sentidos
- Maestro: Delfino Tobón Mejia
- Region: San Pablo Ameyaltepec, Puebla
- Agave: Azul
- ABV: 48.2%
- Price: $169 ($$)
Verdict
Delfino Tobón has made better bottles from the same Puebla palenque, his straight pizorra or papalote are sharper arguments. Seven consensus ratings at 3.1 is pretty much where we end up; the concept is ambitious, the execution diffuse. Compared to a Real Minero pechuga, this lacks the structural clarity; compared to a Del Maguey pechuga, it lacks the tradition's old-fashioned balance.
Pechuga should enhance the base, not replace it
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked fruit. Then poultry, faint spice, sweet grain
Palate: Pechuga done well adds complexity; done otherwise it muddles the base spirit. At 48.2% the azul struggles to show through the pechuga weight, and the result feels stacked rather than layered
Finish: Savory, sweet. Medium
The bottom line
Pass. Tobón's straight Puebla bottles are the pickup