Maguey Melate Pelón Verde

Verdict

Pelón verde is one of those wild Oaxacan agaves that rarely reaches bottles and Sergio Martinez Rodriguez makes the argument for why it should, track his name. The agave reads unlike karwinskii, unlike tepextate, unlike papalometl; its own signature. Closer to what NETA releases aim at with their rarest single-agave bottlings.

Tasting notes

Nose: Green pepper, wet herb, cold stone, citrus pith

Palate: Copper, Sergio Martinez Rodriguez distills pelón verde, a wild agave most drinkers won't have met. The palate reads herbaceous and mineral, with a distinctly vegetal top note

Finish: Cold, herbal

The bottom line

A rare wild agave well handled. Hunt