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Review · · by The Editors
Koch Pulquero
Pulquero – a rare Karwinskii-family agave, straight
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Koch Mezcal
- Maestro: Pedro Hernandez
- Region: San Baltazar Guélavila, Oaxaca
- Agave: Pulquero
- ABV: 47.05%
- Price: $60 ($$)
Verdict
Pulquero is a side-character karwinskii that rarely gets bottled straight, and Koch's release with Hernandez is a useful documentary. At 47%, you get the varietal's character intact – thinner and drier than cuishe, greener than madrecuishe. Buy alongside Koch Lumbre and Tobasiche for a three-karwinskii study inside a single producer. Category education at a reasonable cost.
Pulquero: the karwinskii nobody mentions
Tasting notes
Nose: Green wood, then dry pepper, cool herb, faint citrus
Palate: 47.05% – Pedro Hernandez's pulquero (a karwinskii-family wild agave) from San Baltazar Guélavila pulls a drier, leaner bottle than the lumbre above, with a slightly more vegetal top
Finish: Dry, warm
The bottom line
Buy for a karwinskii completion set