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Todos Santos Mezcaleros Arroqueño
Todos Santos Mezcaleros' arroqueño at 55% – Jolgorio's high-proof collaboration line at its most persuasive
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: El Jolgorio Mezcal
- Maestro: Pedro Vasquez
- Region: Lachigui, Oaxaca
- Agave: Arroqueño
- ABV: 55%
- Price: $170 ($$)
Verdict
The agave isn't just present; it's in the foreground, with the producer's hand visible throughout. The community agrees. The Todos Santos Mezcaleros line is where Jolgorio's collaboration impulse meets the higher-proof end of specialty mezcal.
At 55%, arroqueño stops being a category demonstration and starts being a statement
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark honey with hot stone, bay leaf, a cured-meat undertone. classic arroqueño, amplified
Palate: Densely composed at 55%. The proof is the load-bearing decision here – arroqueño's density is fully expressed, and the clay-still character the Jolgorio palenques build into every bottle becomes legible in a way the 50% siblings only gesture at
Finish: Endless. Drying, warm, mineral, with a late saline note
The bottom line
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Where to buy online
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