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Review · · by The Editors
Del Maguey San Pedro Taviche
Four-agave Ocotlán ensamble at 49%
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Del Maguey Mezcal
- Maestro: Alberto Hernandez Luis, Juan Hernandez
- Region: Ocotlán
- Agave: Espadin, Tepextate, Tobala, Tobaziche
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
San Pedro Taviche's four-agave ensamble is Del Maguey at its most ambitious, tepeztate, tobalá, cuishe and espadín at 49%, composed rather than assembled. Buy this when you want to see what single-village mezcal can do at catalog-peak. The two Hernandez maestros are doing real compositional work here. Del Maguey's best ensamble on American shelves.
A four-agave ensamble that sits as a chord, not a pile
Tasting notes
Nose: Bell pepper, then roasted agave, honey, cracked stone
Palate: Espadín, karwinskii, marmorata, potatorum, four agaves at 49% under Alberto Hernandez Luis and Juan Hernandez, each voice audible without confusion
Finish: Layered, dry. Long
The bottom line
Buy for what ensambles can be when they're composed
Where to buy online
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