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Sanzekan Cupreata - Faustino
Faustino's papalote at 50 – Guerrero at full voice
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Sanzekan Mezcales
- Maestro: Faustino Castro
- Region: Ahuacuotzintla, Guerrero
- Agave: Papalote
- ABV: 50%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Faustino Castro bottles at 50% and the agave earns every point. This is the Sanzekán lot to grab when you want papalote at full declaration – more intense than Emiliano's, less elegant, more specific. Consensus 3.8 is low; we come in at 4.0. Serious pour.
Papalote at 50 is Guerrero unapologetic
Tasting notes
Nose: Green pepper, wet stone, cooked agave, faint jasmine
Palate: 50% turns the cupreata up; the Guerrero herbal-mineral signature has ballast. Concentrated, upright, long
Finish: Cool, green. Stays very long
The bottom line
Buy for high-proof cupreata benchmarking
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 1 US retailer. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- Madre Shop – $125