Reviews / La Maliciosa Pechuga
Review · · by The Editors
La Maliciosa Pechuga
La Maliciosa pechuga – classic form, clean execution
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: La Maliciosa Mezcal
- Maestro: Celso Martínez López
- Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $65 ($)
Verdict
No consensus on this release, so our read: La Maliciosa pechuga is functionally a second-label version of the La Jicarita pechuga above – same producer, same Matatlán, same 48%. Buy whichever you see at the better price; there's no meaningful quality gap between Martínez López's two pechuga SKUs. Reliable, traditional, unlikely to surprise either direction.
The same hand, the same pechuga, a different label
Tasting notes
Nose: Roasted fruit with cooked agave, light cinnamon
Palate: 48% – Celso Martínez López's pechuga release under the La Maliciosa label lands as an alternative SKU to his La Jicarita pechuga – same producer, same tier, similar execution
Finish: Warm, spiced – long
The bottom line
Buy whichever pechuga sits at the better price