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Sacapalabras Pechuga

Pechuga at 50%. The proof pechuga wants

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Sacapalabras Pechuga bottle
  • Producer: Sacapalabras Mezcal
  • Maestro: Eduardo "Lalo" Angeles
  • Region: Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Espadin
  • ABV: 50%
  • Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

Lalo Ángeles distilling pechuga at 50% is the category's adult version of the form – the fruit and protein charges read as kitchen rather than perfume, and the espadín base survives. Sabelotodo's pechuga at full proof sits in the same conversation. No consensus; our read 4.0.

Pechuga without proof is a costume party

Tasting notes

Nose: Dried fruit, then faint poultry, a warm cinnamon, cooked agave underneath

Palate: 50% gives pechuga's meat-and-fruit charge a foundation that doesn't flinch. Layered, long, legible in the kitchen sense

Finish: Warm, spice-forward – long

The bottom line

Buy if you've decided pechuga is your format

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