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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: $70 ($)
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. Chase it down. 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