Reviews / Pierde Almas Mezcal de Pechuga
Review · · by The Editors
Pierde Almas Mezcal de Pechuga
Pechuga done with an old-forest register
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Pierde Almas Mezcal
- Maestro: Alfonso Sanchez, Gregorio Velasco Luis
- Region: San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Pierde Almas' pechuga has always been one of the better examples of the category, and this bottle holds the reputation. The producer leans into fruit complexity rather than the savory-first approach many pechugas take – the result reads closer to Real Minero's wild-fruit direction than to Vago's. At 50% proof, the liquid has the room to do everything it wants to do.
Pechuga with seasonal weather in it – that's rare
Tasting notes
Nose: Wild stone fruit, cedar
Palate: Dense and layered, 50% carrying the pechuga weight cleanly. Fruit-forest-savory in that order. The bottle's description (old forests, wild fruit trees) is accurate – there's an autumn-under-trees quality that distinguishes it from drier pechugas
Finish: Fruited, savory, clean – long
The bottom line
A reference-class pechuga for the design-minded shelf
Where to buy online
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