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Review · · by The Editors

Elenita Passionfruit Paloma

Passionfruit-paloma in a can – Elenita's summer-drink line using mezcal as a nominal ingredient rather than the main voice

Score: 2.5/5 agaves

Elenita Passionfruit Paloma bottle
  • Producer: Elenita
  • Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 5%
  • Price: $40 ($)

Verdict

Skip this if you came looking for mezcal – Elenita's passionfruit paloma is a pink summer drink that happens to contain trace mezcal, and the category confusion is the brand's problem, not the drinker's. As an RTD it's perfectly fine; as a mezcal it barely qualifies. Rate it against White Claw, not against Vida.

RTD paloma with mezcal as the flavoring footnote

Tasting notes

Nose: Passionfruit – then grapefruit, a whisper of mezcal smoke, a trace of cane sweetness

Palate: Sweet and soft at 5%. The agave base is a gesture under the fruit and soda water rather than a structural element, fine as an RTD paloma riff, not as mezcal

Finish: With a slow fruit fade. Short

The bottom line

Buy from a cooler

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

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