Reviews / La Herencia de Sanchez Ponche de Frutas
Review · · by The Editors
La Herencia de Sanchez Ponche de Frutas
A fruit-punch distillate with real discipline behind it
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: La Herencia de Sánchez Mezcal
- Maestro: Romulo Sanchez Parada
- Region: Candelaria Yegole, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $65 ($)
Verdict
Fruit-forward pechuga variants often slide toward dessert; Parada's ponche de frutas stays on the mezcal side of the line. The espadín base is strong enough at 48% to carry the fruit program without being overtaken. Buy for winter pouring; compare with La Luna's ponche navideño below as a Michoacán counterpart. The Sánchez handwriting is consistent and serious.
Holiday pechuga that doesn't sacrifice seriousness
Tasting notes
Nose: Stewed apple, then cinnamon, dried orange peel, warm agave
Palate: 48% – Parada's ponche de frutas release takes the holiday-punch concept (ponche navideño) and distills it through an espadín base; the result is festively aromatic without tipping into sugary novelty
Finish: Long, warm, spiced
The bottom line
Buy for holiday sipping done seriously