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Palenqueros Mexicano - Valente Garcia
Single-agave mexicano at 49.5%. The species' full expression without cosplay
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Palenqueros
- Maestro: Valente Angel García
- Region: Santa Maria La Pila, Oaxaca
- Agave: Mexicano
- ABV: 49.5%
- Price: $125 ($$)
Verdict
If the mexicano ensamble above gave you a taste of what the species adds to a blend, this single-agave bottling gives you the species alone. Palenqueros renders it straight – no tricks, no barrel, no infusions – just the agave, cleanly rendered at 49.5%. Reach for it after you've been through espadín, tobalá, and karwinskii and want an agave that takes the conversation somewhere heavier.
Mexicano is the agave that convinces you density is a flavor
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, dark stone fruit, cocoa, earth
Palate: Mexicano's characteristic density and dark-fruit sweetness at committed proof, with Palenqueros' usual restraint keeping the alcohol subordinate to the agave
Finish: Warming, earthy – long
The bottom line
Reach for it as your fourth or fifth single-agave bottling
Where to buy online
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