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Palenqueros Tobaziche - Juan Hernandez

Juan Hernández's tobaziche – sharper, more mineral, more committed

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Palenqueros Tobaziche - Juan Hernandez bottle
  • Producer: Palenqueros
  • Maestro: Juan Hernandez
  • Region: Ocotlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Tobaziche
  • ABV: 49%
  • Price: $90 ($$)

Verdict

Juan Hernández produces tobaziches with a clarity that most producers don't manage, and this is the bottle to reach for if you want tobaziche as an argument rather than an ingredient. Reach for this over the other named-maestro tobaziche below it in this batch; the precision is higher here.

Hernández's tobaziche is the karwinskii-head's karwinskii

Tasting notes

Nose: Wet stone, green pepper, saline

Palate: 49% of tobaziche with Hernández's hand keeping the karwinskii register uncompromised – saline-mineral on the entry, vegetal in the middle, dry on the finish

Finish: Wet slate, dry – long

The bottom line

A buy. Our pick among the single-maestro tobaziches in this label

Where to buy online

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