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Pal'alma Oaxaca - San Martinero

San Martinero at 59%. Committed, concentrated, and unapologetic

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Pal'alma Oaxaca - San Martinero bottle
  • Producer: Pal'alma
  • Maestro: Apolonio Ramirez, Simeon Ramirez
  • Region: San Agustín Amatengo, Oaxaca
  • Agave: San Martinero
  • ABV: 59%
  • Price: $210 ($$)

Verdict

San Martinero is a lesser-known Oaxaca agave and this is one of the reference bottles for it. Palalma respects the proof the way a maestro would – by treating it as a structural feature rather than a marketing point. Reach for it when you've worn out espadín and tobalá and want an agave you haven't memorized yet.

59% done right: no burn for burn's sake, just a platform for concentration

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave – then dried fig, dark spice, smoke, a meaty undertone

Palate: The proof is the first note and then the agave arrives behind it – dense, dark, minerally, with a floral lift in the back that cuts the weight. Palalma's signature restraint under high ABV

Finish: Warming, complex. Very long

The bottom line

Buy. Among the best entries into lesser-known Oaxaca agaves

Where to buy online

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