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Mal Bien Papalote Velilla
Papalote from Velilla Barranca – Guerrero wild agave at Mal Bien caliber
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Agave Mixtape, Mal Bien
- Maestro: Ciro Barranca, Javier Barranca
- Region: Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero
- Agave: Papalote
- ABV: 47.3%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Velilla Barranca's papalote is another Mal Bien Guerrero release making the state's case, the US mezcal conversation needs more Guerrero on shelves, and these are the bottles arguing for it. At 47.3% the papalote's wildflower-mineral signature reads cleanly. Buy it to extend your Guerrero vocabulary past the Bozal papalote most drinkers start with.
Guerrero papalote keeps proving it deserves the shelf space
Tasting notes
Nose: Wildflower – then dark fruit, warm earth, mineral
Palate: Aromatic and weighty at 47.3% – Guerrero papalote is a specific flavor profile
Finish: Drying, cooling, very long
The bottom line
A solid papalote pick