Reviews / NETA Pulquero Cenizo
Review · · by The Editors
NETA Pulquero Cenizo
Pulquero – americana-family – at NETA proof. A rare varietal
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: NETA
- Maestro: Celso García Cruz
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Pulquero
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Pulquero is a working agave – traditionally tapped for pulque rather than cooked for mezcal – and single-agave bottlings are rare. Celso García Cruz's Pulquero Cenizo is a study bottle more than a crowd-pleaser, with a dairy-ferment note that's either fascinating or off-putting depending on your patience. Two reviewers at 4.5; our read is a notch more conservative. Buy for category depth.
Pulquero is an agave most producers leave to the maguey farmers. Celso doesn't
Tasting notes
Nose: Wild hay, dry granite, green fruit, a faint dairy ferment note
Palate: Pulquero (agave americana for pulque, distilled into mezcal) from Celso García Cruz – herbal, leanly savory, with a distinctive dairy-ferment note from the agave's pulque heritage
Finish: Mineral, faintly dairy
The bottom line
Buy for the varietal rarity
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Madre Shop – $199