Reviews / Palenqueros Tobaziche - Rey Arellanes
Review · · by The Editors
Palenqueros Tobaziche - Rey Arellanes
Rey Arellanes's tobaziche – softer hand, gentler karwinskii
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Palenqueros
- Maestro: Rey Arellanes Angeles
- Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
- Agave: Tobaziche
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $90 ($$)
Verdict
In a side-by-side with the Hernández tobaziche above, Arellanes's version sits in the more accessible register – it's the karwinskii for drinkers who aren't yet ready to be challenged. Not the pick if you want tobaziche at its sharpest. Reach for it as a gentler introduction before climbing to Hernández's bottling.
Arellanes shows that tobaziche can have a kind face. Hernández shows it doesn't need to
Tasting notes
Nose: Wet stone with a honeyed undertow, light mineral
Palate: 47% and noticeably softer than Hernández's tobaziche – the karwinskii notes are there but the chalky-saline register is more polite. A different argument about what tobaziche can be
Finish: Iron-tinged, gently sweet – medium-long
The bottom line
Reach for it as an introduction. Buy Hernández for the full argument
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.