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Review · · by The Editors
Pistolero Pechuga de Short Rib
Wagyu short-rib pechuga – the stunt that worked
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Pistolero Mezcal
- Maestro: Luis Enrique Juarez
- Region: San Agustín Amatengo, Oaxaca
- Agave: Espadin
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $65 ($)
Verdict
Día de los Muertos 2020 release, smoked Wagyu short rib from Texas, Oaxacan pechuga method, every element of this bottle sounds like a marketing deck. The shock is that the liquid is good. Not the best pechuga anyone's made, but a legitimate entry in the meat-forward side of the category. We'd put it next to the more outré Real Minero limited pechugas for curiosity value. Buy it if the bottle exists near you.
A stunt pechuga that stopped being a stunt about halfway through the glass
Tasting notes
Nose: Smoked meat, then fruit compote, a mesquite curl
Palate: Dense, meaty, genuinely novel. 47% is below the pechuga ideal but the Wagyu fat carries a thick mouthfeel that compensates. This is pechuga as border project – Oaxacan method, Texas protein
Finish: Savory, warm, smoky
The bottom line
Stunt bottle that delivered. Track it as a collector piece