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Review · · by The Editors
Gozona Arroqueno
Refrescador-distilled arroqueño – the bottle that rewrites the category for you
Score: 4.8/5 agaves
- Producer: Gozona
- Maestro: Sergio Juarez Patricio
- Region: San Agustín Amatengo, Oaxaca
- Agave: Arroqueño
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Sergio Juarez Patricio's arroqueño is the bottle to cite when someone asks what refrescador does to a spirit. The Filipino-origin still leaves a weight and oiliness that copper simply cannot, this drinks closer to a very old Real Minero than to anything in the usual arroqueño lineup. Hunt it hard.
Sergio Juarez Patricio's arroqueño is the bottle to cite when someone asks what refrescador does
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark cocoa with dried fig, leather
Palate: Refrescador distillation gives the arroqueño a texture most copper stills can't touch, dense, oily, nearly syrupy in weight, with the americana's cocoa and earth fully in front. 50% is exactly right
Finish: Savory, warming, very long
The bottom line
Chase it down. Best-in-class arroqueño
Where to buy online
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