Palomo Destilado con Mole

Item: Palomo Destilado con Mole
Rating: 3.5
Author: The Editors

Mole-distilled espadín – the Palomo pechuga that actually earns the concept

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Producer: Palomo Mezcal
Maestro: Carlos Mendez Blas
Region: Santiago Matatlán
Agave: Espadin
ABV: 46%
Price: $50 ($)

Verdict

Of the three Palomo pechugas in this batch, the mole version is the one where the additive and the agave actually converse. Mole's layered spice gives the espadín something to hold onto, and the pechuga process integrates more cleanly than a flavored-mezcal infusion would. Reach for it over the cacao and coffee bottlings.

Mole is already mezcal's spice cabinet. Putting it in the still makes the conversation explicit

Tasting notes

Nose: Dried chile, cocoa, cumin, cinnamon, cooked agave

Palate: 46% of mole-carried espadín with the savory-spiced complexity reading in sequence, chile first, then chocolate, then seed. More layered than the cacao or coffee versions

Finish: Warming, complex. Stays long

The bottom line

Reach for it. The Palomo pechuga that works