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El Jolgorio Pechuga
A competent but not category-defining pechuga
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: El Jolgorio Mezcal
- Maestro: Gregorio Martinez Jarquin, Ignacio Parada, Valentin Cortes
- Region: Santa Maria Zoquitlan, Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $151 ($$)
Verdict
This is the Jolgorio bottle where the house restraint is a limitation. Pechuga is a format that rewards excess; Jolgorio's version is too-carefully-made to really sing. The price is also at the top end of what's reasonable for a competent-not-exceptional pechuga.
Restraint can be a critique or a compliment
Tasting notes
Nose: Apple, nut, warm spice, a restrained meaty note
Palate: More proportional than assertive, the pechuga treatment sits lightly on an espadín base
Finish: Warming, softly savory – long
The bottom line
Real Minero and Lalocura make more memorable pechugas for similar money