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Review · · by The Editors
Mezcasiarca Arroqueno
Clay-pot arroqueño at ~50% – heavy agave, heavy technique
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Mezcasiarca
- Region: Yeguesia, Oaxaca
- Agave: Arroqueño
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Sandra's Mezcasiarca catalog is clay-pot mezcal in the traditional Oaxacan sense, and the arroqueño is one of its most persuasive releases – the combination of the heavy wild agave and the clay-pot technique produces a bottle that drinks unmistakably of place. Track alongside Memorable Arroqueño for a distillation-technique flight.
Clay-pot arroqueño is the agave at its most geological
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark chocolate with earthen clay, forest smoke
Palate: ~50% with the clay-pot distillation adding a distinctive earthy, mineral layer to arroqueño's already dense profile – weightier than copper-distilled arroqueño, with a texture that feels of the ground
Finish: Cacao, earthen – very long
The bottom line
Worth the chase. Clay-pot arroqueño is its own category
Where to buy online
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