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Maguey Melate Pechuga (Don Goyo Memorial Batch)
Rodrigo Martínez Méndez honors his father with a memorial pechuga
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Maguey Melate
- Maestro: Rodrigo Martínez Méndez
- Region: San Baltazar Guélavila, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $40–90 ($$)
Verdict
Honor both Don Goyo (Gregorio Martinez Garcia) and his son Rodrigo Martínez Méndez by name. This memorial batch is what inheritance looks like when it's earned – Rodrigo matches his father's cut discipline on a pechuga that could easily have coasted on the name. Buy it for the cut discipline alone. Closer to Real Minero's best pechuga work than any tribute release should be allowed to get.
A memorial batch that honors through discipline, not nostalgia
Tasting notes
Nose: Warm stone, then cooked agave, savory lift, dried fruit
Palate: Copper-distilled espadín pechuga at 49% – Rodrigo Martínez Méndez made this batch as tribute to his father Don Goyo, and the liquid carries the weight of the intention without being sentimental about it
Finish: Very long, warming, quietly complex
The bottom line
A memorial batch that earns the name. Buy