Mezcalosfera Papalote - Don Benigno

Verdict

Don Benigno's work is responsible for some of the most exciting Mezcalosfera releases of the last few years. This papalote is one of them – Guerrero rarity rendered with the Cortés family's signature discipline, 47.7% proof earning the structural weight papalote's wildflower-mineral register demands. Small production, hard to find, worth the hunt. A category-shaping papalote from a producer whose bottles justify specialty-importer economics.

Tasting notes

Nose: Wildflower, hot slate, white pepper, mineral damp

Palate: Electric. At 47.7%, papalote's rare character rendered with Don Benigno's traditional discipline

Finish: Drying, cooling. Unending

The bottom line

For the want list. Papalote this good is scarce