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Review · · by The Editors
Los Ocotales Jabali
Jabalí at 51%. The proof the agave demands, met
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Los Ocotales Mezcal
- Maestro: Adolfo Santiago
- Region: San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca
- Agave: Jabali
- ABV: 51%
- Price: $85 ($$)
Verdict
Jabalí is the agave that most clearly distinguishes producers who take proof seriously from those who don't. Los Ocotales is in the first camp. At 51% the convallis reads the way it's supposed to, knotty, peppery, a little unruly, and the liquid carries the difficult-to-distill character that makes the agave worth the yield cost. Think of it next to Lalocura's jabalí: same weight class, same commitment. Buy.
Jabalí done at the number the agave requires
Tasting notes
Nose: Pine resin, cracked pepper, wild herb, warm mineral
Palate: 51% is the ABV jabalí needs and Los Ocotales delivers it, the convallis's feral vegetal register holds and the mid-palate has the weight that underproofed jabalí always loses
Finish: Peppery, resinous. Long
The bottom line
Jabalí at the proof the agave demands