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Maguey Melate Bacanora - Rumaldo Flores
Rumaldo Flores makes the case for stainless-steel bacanora
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Maguey Melate
- Region: Rosario Tesopaco, Sonora
- Agave: Pacifica
- ABV: 45.6%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Rumaldo Flores uses steel where tradition demands copper, and the result is a bacanora that reads cleaner and drier than most competitors. Pour it next to a copper-distilled Sonora bacanora for the methodological contrast – the differences are legible. Track the Flores name in the Melate catalog.
Steel still, no apology – this is what bacanora looks like stripped down
Tasting notes
Nose: Dry chaparral, lime peel, warm stone
Palate: Steel distillation is unusual in the bacanora world and at 45.6% Rumaldo shows why it still works – clean transmission of the pacifica's bright, dry profile. No copper sweetness to soften the edges
Finish: Dry, clean – medium-long
The bottom line
Lean, dry, deliberate. Worth hunting