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Pal'alma Aguacate

Avocado pechuga on Puebla espadilla – less novelty than people assume

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Pal'alma Aguacate bottle
  • Producer: Pal'alma
  • Maestro: Asunción Matilde Vargas
  • Region: Puebla
  • Agave: Espadilla
  • ABV: 50%
  • Price: $60 ($)

Verdict

Aguacate as a pechuga additive sounds like a tourist gimmick; Palalma demonstrates otherwise. The leaves and pit lend an herbal muscle that works with espadilla's already-green register, and the proof ceiling gives the bottle room to breathe. Consider it a sibling argument to the house's al pastor bottling, both are evidence Palalma treats pechuga as a technique rather than a stunt.

Palalma's pechugas refuse to be novelty. This one earns the scrutiny

Tasting notes

Nose: Green leaf. Then toasted seed, a savory-herbal top, cooked agave

Palate: 50-55% lets the espadilla carry real weight, with the aguacate reading as an herbal-savory layer rather than a fruit note. Palalma is present in the cut, clean, precise, unshowy

Finish: Herbaceous, warming

The bottom line

Buy when you want a pechuga that's not a poultry bottle

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