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Maguey Melate Papalometl - David Rivera Herrera
Santa Maria Ixcatlan papalometl – David Rivera Herrera keeps Ixcateco methods
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Maguey Melate
- Maestro: David Rivera Herrera
- Region: Santa María Ixcatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Papalometl
- ABV: 47.1%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
David Rivera Herrera works in Santa Maria Ixcatlan where Ixcateco production is a heritage technique on the verge of disappearance – hunt this bottle because it won't exist forever. Closer to what Koch and Siete Misterios aim at when they preserve rare regional methods than most commercial papalometl. A bottle to commit to for reasons beyond the glass.
Ixcateco papalometl – a tradition at the edge of survival
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave up front. Dry earth, green pepper, faint smoke underneath
Palate: Clay-pot at 47.1% – David Rivera Herrera preserves traditional Ixcateco production in a community where few remain. The palate reads earthier and drier than Guerrero papalote cousins
Finish: Earthy, dry – long
The bottom line
A heritage bottle at the edge. Hunt it
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Old Town Tequila – $59.99