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San Bartolo Mexicano / Tobasiche Pechuga de Mole
Pechuga de mole – a format with a point of view
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: San Bartolo Mezcal Artesanal
- Maestro: Jessica Hernandez
- Region: San Francisco Lachigolo, Oaxaca
- Agave: Mexicano, Tobaziche
- ABV: 47%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Pechuga de mole is an obvious-sounding idea that rarely works – the mole usually bullies the mezcal. Jessica Hernández calibrates the charge so the mexicano and tobaziche survive the treatment. Sits near Real Minero's more experimental pechugas. Consensus 3.5 stands.
Pechuga de mole is a bet. Jessica Hernández collects
Tasting notes
Nose: Cooked agave, dried chile, cocoa, a faint cinnamon, warm earth
Palate: 47% gives the mole charge room to layer; mexicano and tobaziche base reads clearly under the spice wash. Warm and dense without being sweet
Finish: Warming, lightly bitter
The bottom line
Buy for the format flight, not as an everyday pour